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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | August 6th, 2024: Trump Assassination Plotter Arrested, Harris Taps Walz, & Secret Service Cocaine Coverup

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court. In the latest shakeup of the 2024 presidential election campaign, vice president and presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris has announced she is tapping Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her vice-presidential running mate. Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is in the hot seat once again following reports that she pushed to destroy cocaine evidence found in the White House last summer, sparking some heated infighting at the agency. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin.  Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com.  Patriot Gold: https://www.patriotgoldgroup.com Say Mike Baker sent you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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... It's Tuesday, 6 August, welcome to the P.D.B. afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker.

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Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. Now before we get into today's top stories,

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I want to lead off with a late-breaking development.

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According to ABC News, a Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran was arrested last month

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on charges of plotting to assassinate former President Trump and several other public officials.

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According to a criminal complaint that was unsealed today in Brooklyn Federal Court,

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the suspect, ASEF Merchant, flew from Pakistan to the U.S. After spending time in Iran, aiming to recruit hit men for the plot.

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