A secret plot from operatives in ISIS was revealed this week showing the group targeted former President George W. Bush for assassination over his 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The plan was to take place in Dallas, Texas.
NEW: ISIS plot to assassinate George W. Bush broken up: report https://t.co/9mGTLzk1fS pic.twitter.com/nOvxJNjKBi
— The Hill (@thehill) May 24, 2022
“The suspect asked a second FBI source if there was a way to smuggle the co-conspirators out of the U.S. once their operation was complete, according to a March 23 search warrant unsealed in federal court in Columbus, Ohio,” reports The Hill.
“The suspect, along with the FBI informant, also managed to record a video of the former president’s residence, and took footage at the George W. Bush Institute, the report added, citing federal agents,” adds the outlet.
“President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities,” stated Bush’s Chief of Staff Freddy Ford.
Woah.@Forbes reports the FBI uncovered a plot by an ISIS operative living in the U.S. to kill George W. Bush.
The FBI says the ISIS operative was hoping to smuggle a team of four Iraqi men through the Southern border after getting them MX visitor visas. https://t.co/vPPdsYOdrS— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 24, 2022
Read the full report here.