A Pakastani national who claims he was working in concert with Iran to assassinate Trump has been found guilty by a New York jury.
Pakistani national Asif Merchant — who admitted on the stand that he willingly worked for Iranian intelligence, had an IRGC handler, & agreed to assassinate Trump & others on behalf of the IRGC — was found guilty of the murder-for-hire plot by a NYC jury.https://t.co/Ltkodbqqlf
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) March 6, 2026
The Pakistani national charged with attempting to organize an assassination plot against now-President Donald Trump on behalf of Iranian intelligence has been found guilty of murder-for-hire and terrorism charges following a jury trial in Brooklyn.
The federal jury took just two hours to convict Asif Merchant, 47, after testimony from a confidential informant, two undercover FBI agents who posed as Mafia contract killers, and the defendant himself, according to the New York Daily News.
Federal prosecutors have alleged that two Iranian-linked plots to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump — both allegedly linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — were launched in 2024 as Iran sought to meddle in the election to stop Trump’s return to the White House, with one of the trials kicking off in late February just days before U.S. and Israeli strikes commenced against the Iranian regime last Saturday.
The Justice Department filed charges against Pakistani national Asif Merchant and against Afghan national Farhad Shakeri for their alleged roles in Iranian-backed assassination plots. The former defendant’s somewhat convoluted plot targeted Trump, while the latter defendant’s apparently more sophisticated plot was also aimed at the president.
Hes gonna run for the democrats in the house @RepJeffries https://t.co/ofS1mA6mog
— MrDirt (@MrDirt66) March 7, 2026
The sad thing is he'd probably win and Jeffries would raise money for him.
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Mr. President (@POTUS), you should have the insurgent, who plotted your assassination, delivered to the White House for execution. https://t.co/mzA219Kiir
— Jeremy Smithson (@VindiceLiber) March 7, 2026
That would be a deterrent for the next psycho who got some crazy ideas.
But @TuckerCarlson told me this was bad Intel from Israel https://t.co/EwNPpPwWWp
— ? (@JagsVoice) March 7, 2026
The jury disagreed.
Lock him up then deport at end of prison term. https://t.co/HJ09KI4ba7
— cheryl jones (@cheryljoneldxr) March 7, 2026
No wonder Democrats have a newfound love for Iran.
— Big Screen D (@NoOne23131214) March 7, 2026
This will make democrats like him more.
— August Rothenpieler (@AGRothenpieler) March 7, 2026
Oh, his commissary account will always be overflowing. They will make sure he has plenty of money on his books.
Public hanging.
— GuitarMan Nashville 🇺🇸🎸 (@guitarmantn) March 7, 2026
Seems like a reasonable punishment for trying to murder the President, honestly.