Reps. Jim Jordan, Tom McClintock demand answers from State Department, DHS over assassination plot against George W. Bush

June 7, 2022   

(Daily Caller) Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Republican California Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter Tuesday to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calling for information about the May assassination plot against former President George W. Bush.

The Daily Caller first obtained the letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding an alleged ISIS member who was operating within the U.S. and planning to assassinate Bush. In late May, Forbes reported that the alleged ISIS member was working out of Ohio and traveled to Dallas to check out Bush’s home.

The FBI reportedly used confidential informants to find out the alleged ISIS member’s plan to assassinate Bush.

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