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Asif Merchant



Pakistani man on trial over Trump assassination plot with ties to Iran— US prosecutors

  • Asif Merchant, 47, met with men in New York in 2024 he thought he was recruiting to carry out political assassinations, prosecutors say
  • Merchant is a deeply religious man who frequently traveled to Iran and Pakistan to meet his separate families, his lawyers say 
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