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What since Saturday have seemed like anemic security measures to protect former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally were in fact protection on steroids, according to a new account. A report in The New York Times said that prior to Saturday’s attempted assassination, intelligence agencies were aware of a possible Iranian plot to kill Trump. The Times report said, officials it did not name claimed that due to the intelligence, Secret Service security for the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally was already increased. The intelligence prompted the Secret Service to enhance security for the …

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