The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.

The Department of Justice has accused Iran of plotting to kill then-candidate Donald Trump on U.S. soil before the Presidential election. Knewz.com can reveal the FBI alleged the assassination plot was rooted in revenge over the death of General Qassem Soleiman and would have likely led to the U.