A Pakistani man convicted on Friday of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump and other politicians told an FBI agent he thought Iran “was responsible” for the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Asif Merchant, 47, told the FBI agent, Jacqueline Smith, that the incident “was the same thing he was sent here to […]
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From hostage crisis to assassination plots: Iran’s near half-century war on Americans
After radical students overthrew Iran’s shah in 1979 and took hostages in the U.S. embassy, the Middle Eastern nation became a strident and blood-soaked adversary of what its new Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship has long called the “Great Satan.” Since then, Tehran has sponsored terrorism around the globe, including targeting the U.S. in multiple, high-profile instances. […]
University researcher accused of calling for assassination of conservative voices in social media post
The University of Washington is investigating comments made by a researcher who posted on social media calling for the assassination of conservative voices. Mara Maughan, who uses she/they pronouns according to her bio on the UW Fuller Labs website, is labeled as an RSE1 under the Department of Microbiology’s “research and lab staff.” “May there […]
Why political assassination cases aren’t automatically death penalty eligible
The alleged assassination plots tied to Luigi Mangione and Tyler Robinson were chillingly deliberate, prosecutors say, yet both cases stumbled over the same unexpected hurdle — U.S. law doesn’t offer a clear path to the top penalty when there is a political motive but the victim doesn’t come from a protected category. Mangione, 27, is […]
Erika Kirk rejects argument gun violence was the root problem that led to husband’s assassination
Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA CEO and the widow of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, rejected the argument that gun violence was the root problem that led to her husband’s assassination. On Wednesday, Kirk sat down with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin to close out The New York Times DealBook Summit, a coveted spot that has previously […]
Charlie Kirk’s security chief says police promise to cover rooftops failed before assassination
Two months after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University, his security director said the tragedy exposed preventable flaws in how the event was coordinated and secured. Brian Harpole, a veteran law-enforcement officer and founder of Integrity Security Solutions, told “The Shawn Ryan Show” that his team repeatedly raised concerns about […]
Charlie Kirk assassination: legal expert unpacks defense challenges and why evidence secrecy could be crucial
PROVO, Utah – As the high-profile capital murder case against Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin in the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, continues to unfold, a legal expert is offering insight into the emerging defense strategy and the complex legal battle ahead. Randall Spencer, a veteran criminal defense attorney familiar with homicide […]
Biden-appointed judge slammed by conservatives for ‘lenient’ 8-year sentence in Kavanaugh assassination plot
The federal judge who sentenced the defendant found guilty of attempting to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is being criticized by conservatives on social media for the length of the sentence and for concerns over Nicholas Roske, who goes by Sophie, identifying as transgender. Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, sentenced Roske to […]
Street artist draws outrage, praise with ‘Charlie Kirk spots’ after TPUSA founder’s assassination
A New York City street artist who chalks circles on sidewalks has sparked both outrage and fascination with a new series of Charlie Kirk-themed “spots” following the conservative activist’s assassination earlier this month. Felix Morelo, a Colombian-American artist born in the U.S., is best known for colorful chalk circles labeled with phrases such as “Good […]
Phil Mickelson takes swipe at Dem reps for ‘speaking hateful rhetoric’ after Charlie Kirk assassination
LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson took a swipe at Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, while praising Erika Kirk for her remarks at her husband’s memorial service. Kirk spoke about Charlie less than two weeks after he was assassinated at a Utah Valley University event. Her bravery and courage during her speech at […]
Legal analyst calls for more arrests in Charlie Kirk assassination
OREM, Utah – A legal analyst is calling for others to be charged after suspected killer Tyler Robinson was taken into custody Friday for allegedly assassinating Turning Point USA founder and conservative leader Charlie Kirk. “So Tyler Robinson was communicating with someone(s) on discord prior to, and about the assassinat!on [sic] of Charlie Kirk,” Phil […]
New York teacher suspended after celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination: ‘Good riddance to bad garbage’
A New York high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, drawing swift backlash from parents and the community. Patrick Freivald, a physics and robotics teacher at Naples Central School District, in Facebook posts reviewed by Fox News Digital wrote […]