was the target of an iranian assassination plot in addition to former national security adviser john bolton. stand by for new details on federal charges against an iranian operative. >> later, i'll have a one-on-one interview with ambassador bolton. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." former president trump departed the new york attorney general's office just a little while ago, after he invoked the fifth amendment in a deposition in the probe of his business dealings. cnn's senior washington correspondent pamela brown is joining us with the late breaking developments. this follows the unprecedented fbi search of trump's florida home. >> yeah, what a week it has been for the former president, donald trump. he asserted his fifth amendment constitutional right today. he says in part because of the search on his home on monday by the fbi. and tonight, we're learning new details about why the fbi took that extraordinary step. >> tonight, former president trump leaving the new york attorney general's office afte

john bolton himself. well, we have heard from john bolton. he issued a statement and he has been issuing comments of 2 national television stations. what he has been saying is, not only is he grateful to the u. s. justice department for stopping this plot, but also that he believes that underscores the threat that the united states and the wider sort of middle east faces as a result of the instability and destabilizing activity that iran is causing. in fact, he says that he believes that he is not the only one that the i a toll is in tehran are trying to assassinate. so this is the kind of government that we have in iran, that is a quote from john bolton. i can tell you that that quote is consistent with some of the testimony that was put forward by the current secretary of state antony blinking back in april before the u. s. congress. he said that he had knowledge of threats by iran, against us officials both past and present. so this is significant. we should also tell you that the white house has reacted to this latest as charges that have

that's the value of ownership. >>> john bolton telling cnn more americans could be targets of the regimejustice department has charged a member of iran's revolution their guard with plotting to assassinate bolton on u.s. soil. >> i think it is quite correct to say many other americans are in the targets of this regime. it tells you about its character and frankly from my point of view, the regime's terrorist activities are just the other side of the coin of its nuclear weapons program and any idea this regime will adhere to its commitments on anything is just a terrible delusion. >> a source tells cnn former trump secretary of state mike pompeo was also a target of the iranian assassination plot. let's bring in fred pleitgen. we heard from john bolton last night. we'll hear from him again this morning i think on "new day." but give me a sense of what this is all about. >> reporter: quite an elaborate plot and certainly something that was in the planning stages but in the late planning stages where this member of the islamic revolutionary guard allegedly called someone and asked him for i

which turned out to be against john bolton.that he kind of wanted that to happen in the parking garage apparently above the residence where johnfrequen lot of traffic. but the person that this person was talking to was an informant with the fbi and the irgc member said later that he had $1 million for another assassination plot and the u.s. strongly believes that the person that was supposed to be assassinated was former secretary of state mike pompeo. so this obviously very troubling and we have heard from u.s. officials saying that of course both former and current u.s. officials that are in any way involved with iran have gotten additional security. do want to he thinks in the iranians have also called all of it a fabrication, but they make no secret of the factto he thin iranians have also called all of it a fabrication, but they make no secret of the fact they want retaliation for the killing of qassem soleimani. >> thank you for that update. joining me is bill richard son, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. amb

person number one, john bolton.hat wants to prevent the americans from interfering in iran. this is fascinating. >> reading through this, i was reading this with kylie and evan when he was writing about the breaking news and there was a lot of detail about how far along they attempted to pay individuals in the united states $300,000 to carry out the murder in washington, d.c. or maryland. based on what the justice department has, how far do you think this assassination plot was? >> not far. i would suggest that anybody who skimmed through this, read it again and let me give you a fundamentally different optic to understand. if you look at this as the americans and in this case, the fbi following the iranians, change the mindset. it looks to me from my first read of this that the fbi was running the iranians that they managed this case. in other words, they were on the case so early and you will see a reference in the document of something called the chs, a confidential human source. an informant for the fbi who was

i feel bad for john bolton.ying to bomb other countries and brags about trying to overthrow government but being hunted by the iranians can't be fun. explains why he's wearing the stupid fake mustache the whole time. ( laughter ) it's real? sorry. my bad. ( laughter ) now if we had more time, we could talk about how america sees nothing wrong with assassinating foreign officials whenever they look but acts surprise when other countries want revenge. you should have turned the other cheek! we don't have the time because when iran is trying to get rid of people, japan is trying to figure out how to had people to the population, the only problem is who they put in charge of that. >> japan put in place the female charged with reversing the dropping birth rated with a man who gained an understanding by wearing a simulated pregnancy belly for 24 hours, telling the reporters weiring the 16-pound prosthetic left him with sympathy for women and back pain. ( laughter ) ( applause ) this is the dumbest shit i've ever heard

s. foreman, national security advisor, john bolton. what exactly is alleged have happened? well, the justice department has outlined an elaborate and lengthy murder for hire plot which began some 18 months ago when sharon per se allegedly contacted somebody within the united states and persuaded him to act as essentially a murder for hire. promising some $300000.00. should he kill john bolton now unknown to put sophie was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he informed the authorities. the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed. now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that the sophie also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike pompei of former direct up the sea of the cia and the former a foreign secretary is saying that it was my campaign who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promised. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that sophie is still at large to you still being hunted down though these c

you spoke with john bolton. told you, for example, he didn't have secret service detail until some of the threats became concrete. what did he tell you? >> well some people out there may remember that john bolton departed from the white house not on the best terms with president trump, but president trump would blast him and accuse him of taking some stances that were problematic, so ambassador bolton was telling me he was essentially secret service detail was lifted and some officials typically get secret service continued for another three or four months after they depart especially if they are figures that might draw some sort of attempts like the one we're talking about now, controversial national security decision about you his was lifted immediately when he resigned in 2019. flash forward to january of 2020 when this assassination happened, shortly afterwards ambassador bolton received word from the fbi there was a plot against his life and he was working with the fbi pretty closely. at one point as the en

that's mott the view of john bolton.et against it and says this is just another reason to be against it. we'll be talking about this tomorrow with him on our report at noon. >> i also saw your interview with david petraeus today. i found that to be very interesting regarding our withdrawal from afghanistan. andrea mitchell, appreciate it as always. >> katy, always good to be with you. thank you. >>> coming up next, the issue that is most important to latino voters for the first time ever. we've got that poll. we'll tell you what it says. >>> why wisconsin is now in line to be the 2022 version of florida, florida, florida. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tech: cracked windshield? don't wait. go to safelite.com ♪ ♪ you can schedule service in just a few clicks. it's so easy. and more customers today are relying on their cars advanced safety features, like automatic emergency breaking and lane departure warning. that's why our recalibration service is state of the art. we recalibrate your vehicle's camera, so you can still count on those sa

john bolton joins me now. ssador bolton, former national security advisor, we're glad you are here. >> so am i. >> safely here. let's talk about this plot. when were you first aware? >> i was told by the fbi in the spring roughly 2020, through the fbi's duty to warn procedure, which is for americans threatened by foreign governments or foreign sources. i received a series of these duty to warn notices going through 2020 into 2021, until close to thanksgiving in 2021 at a meeting at the fbi headquarters, a large meeting, i might say, where they told me how serious it was. that's when i suggested that perhaps since it stemmed from my days in the government, they might want to consider getting the secret service involved. i'm certainly aware of the general outlines for a long time. i had not seen the charging document that was unsealed tuesday and many of the details in it were new to me. >> when you left as national security advisor, up until that time, in the fall of 2020, as i remember -- >> 2019. >> 2019, excu

and so who exactly is john bolton? well, the 73 year old served as national security advisor, the former us president donald trump. bolton back trump's decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. the deal would have ease sanctions against iran if it curve its nuclear program. he pushed the campaign of maximum pressure against cassandra honeys, government, but he eventually fell out with the white house report suggested he was fired off the trunk. consider lifting some sanctions against iran for glen. carl is a former intelligence officer at the c i. he explained what may have motivated the alleged plot. this would be, was going to be the iranian, or one of the iranian responses to the american killing of the revolutionary guards chief, so romani, general. so the money. i think the iranians were pretty clear at the time that the americans killed the money that they were. as i recall, they're working retaliate or responded at a time in place of the method of their own choosing. so to kill the president would be or tr

carry out this murder, and some remarkable details with this iranian sending a map that showed john bolton'se image of that map, the screen shot of that map that doj was able to get its hands on, you could see that the location of bolton's office was about 10,000 kilometers from the location of where that screen shot was taken. that is about the same distance from tehran to washington, d.c. this individual also sent this fbi informant images of bags of money, apparently, of course, that would have been the money that he was willing to pay him if he carried out this assassination plot. now, we should note that john bolton today is thanking the fbi, doj, secret service, and he also said this in his statement saying, while much cannot be said publicly right now, one point is indisputable. iran's rulers are liars, terr terrorists, and enemies of the united states, their radical anti-american objectives are unchanged. their commitments are worthless, and their global threat is growing. now, we should note this isn't the first time that iranians have tried to carry out plots to go after americans

john bolton, a long-time harsh critic of iran this man, hahram poursafi was the man to kill him. he is facing murder for hire charges. as of now, he is overseas and not in u.s. custody with little chance he will be caught he an allegedly reached out to someone he met over social media. he asked that person to take photos of john bolton for a book he was writing that person put him in touch to take the photos that person turned out to be the informant. he offered the informant $300,000 to eliminate john bolton 50 k for the informant and 250 k for whom they hired. poursafi said the money was for the next job he had lined up for him. cnbc senior washington correspondent eamon javers we just heard from john bolton >> that's right. john bolton on cnn in the last hour he joked he is embarrassed how low the price was for his head he is concerned that the iranians are targeting additional u.s. officials. >> i think there are substantial number of people who are vulnerable to these iranian efforts and unfortunately, we may learn more >> according to the affidavit, the iranians were willin

charges against iranian national poushahram poursafi for allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill john bolton. officials say it was likely in retaliation for the u.s. airstrike in 2020 that killed qassem soleimani, commander of the revolutionary guard. prosecutors say poursafi tried to pay $300,000 for someone to kill bolton and $1 million for a, quote, second job. sources say former secretary of state mike pompeo was the second target. bolton said that he had been aware of the threat from iran. >> as the fbi warnings to me grew more severs as time went on, and the fbi was doing this pursuant to their process called duty to warn when they learn of a foreign threat against an american, eventually by the late fall of 2021, i asked if it is this serious, perhaps the secret service should be involved. and ultimately president biden made that decision and i appreciate it obviously. >> fred lightpleitgen is join um moscow. we're just learning about the details, but what more do we understand about the plot? >> reporter: apparently according to the justice department it was a fairly elaborate plot a

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should he kill john bolton now unknown to put off? he was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he. busy informed the authorities, the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed. now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that the also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike on page 4, my direct b, c. i a and a former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promise. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that post office is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against him. well, glenn county is a former intelligence officer or the cia, he explained what may have motivated the alleged plot. this would be was going to be the iranian, or one of the iranian responses to the american killing of the revolutionary guards chief. so the money general, so the money, i think the iranian

should he kill john bolton now unknown to put sophie was the fact that this individual was an f. b i, informant. so he. busy informed the authorities, the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed. now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that profess the also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike on page 4, my direct b, c. i a and a former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promise. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that sophie is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against and former us president donald trump has refused to answer questions under oath. in new york, you appeared at the attorney general's office as part of a long running investigation looking into his real estate business dealings. gabriel alexander has moved from new york after nearly 6 hours of questioning. trump is now leaving the attorney general's offic

and kimberly have we had any reaction from john bolton to this new not only had reaction from john bolton, but we've also had reaction from the white house. in fact, the white house issued a statement, the national security advisor, the current national security advisor jake sullivan saying that the bible ministration will not waiver to protect and defend all americans against threats of violence of terrorism. should iran attack any of our citizens? iran will face severe consequences. this is from jake sullivan, the current national security advisor. as for the former national security adviser, john bolton, the target of these threats and plot, he has thanked the justice department for this, but outline that he believes as he did when he was a member of the trumpet ministration that iran is a growing threat. something he underscored in thinking the justice department for thwarting this current plot. we should also point out that this comes at a particularly precarious time because just a days ago the european union had really finalized the sort of effort to revive the 2015 agreement to li

against iran special forces for allegedly trying to murder the former trump national security visor john bolton. >>> is inflation finally cooling off? a key metrics says prices held steady last month. perhaps a sign inflation has peaked and how much you pay in your everyday life will soon go up. >>> donald trump goes under oath and refuses to answer moments. a marquee moment into the investigation into the former president's finances. he faced questions from new york's attorney and lawyers in the new york attorney's office. we know trump did what he says only mobsters do, pleaded the fifth. trump saying, under the advice of my counsel and the above reasons i decline to answer is the questions under the rights and privileges to every citizen under the constitution of the united states of america. tell us more. >> >> reporter: trump around here at 9:00 a.m. he said he was going to assert his fifth amendment rights and not answer any questions. trump said what he said only mobsters do. today he is taking the fifth because the new york attorney general leading this investigation letitia james, he h

and kimberly, how is john bolton reacted to the news? well, he has reacted in a statement saying that he is grateful to us authorities for supporting this plot for a laying these charges, but also highlighting that in his view this underscores what he believes the is an ongoing. and he says growing threat to the united states and the larger region of, or ron. and so this is something that the, the, the former national security advisory, well, he was serving in the us ration of donald trump continually pointed to we should also point out that when it comes to us officials who have been targeted by iran. this is not the only threat, in fact, in congressional testimony, going back to april, the current secretary of state entity, blake, and testify that he is aware that there are threats by iran to us officials, both past and present. we should also point out that this comes at a very interesting time because just earlier in the week, in fact, on monday it was as we are know that this administration, the, by the ministration, is seeking to r

trying to pay someone here in the united states to kill former trump national security adviser john boltony. officials say the effort was likely retaliation for the january 2020 air strike that killed iranian commander qassem soleimani. bolton said it sheds light on exactly how iran operates. >> i think what is important to understand is just how detailed the work was to send me off to the great beyond, and really the extent to which the government of iran had thought this through, was engaged in planning. >> so let's go to the state department, we find our national security correspondent kylie atwood. this wasn't the only hit that this operative had in mind. it wasn't apparently just john bolton. >> no, it was also, according to what we're learning, the former secretary of state mike pompeo. that is according to a source familiar with the investigation and a source close to pompeo. in these doj documents that came out yesterday, announcing these criminal charges against this iranian who was a member of the irgc, they referenced a second job that this iranian was looking to carry out for $

should he kill john bolton now unknown to put off? he was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he informed the authorities. the authorities were abreast of the plot as a developer. now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that professor also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike on page 4, my direct b. c. i. a and former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promised? so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear, though that per se is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against and are still ahead on al jazeera, the basement dwellers of south korea's capital, trying to salvage what they can after devastating floods. and we take a look at the impact of inflation in the us on families trying to make ends meet. ah however, still no sign of any use for rainfall for those drought stricken parts

should he kill john bolton? now unknown to put sophie was the fact that this individual was an f b. i, informant, so he informed the authorities. the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed. now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department at that per se. also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike pompei of former direct up the cia and the former a foreign secretary is saying that it was mike pompeo who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promised. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that sophie is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against him. will still ahead on al jazeera, we take a look at the impact of inflation in the united states on family's trying to make ins, mates, and people in cancer are picking up the pieces of bomb doubt. apartment blocks after 3 days of his riley attacks ah, the journey has begun. the fee for world copies on its way to castle group your travel package to day.

national security adviser john bolton.egedly a member of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps. the fbi says in 2021, he tried to get an informant to hire someone for $200,000 in order to eliminate someone. that number grew to $300,000. the man even sent screen shots of bolton's home address and photographs of stacks of money to the inform want. he allegedly said the killing should happen in bolton's office garage, with the informant noting it was a high traffic area. >> this was not an idle threat and this is not the first time we have uncovered brazen acts by iran to exact revenge against individuals on u.s. soil. >> the fbi alleges that iran wanted to kill bolton in retaliation for the u.s. assassination of soleimani, a top iranian general the trump administration said was planning attacks on americans. though bolton was no longer in the administration when the air strike was carried out, he's long advocated for a more hawkish u.s. policy towards iran. after the soleimani assassination, bolton tweeted, congratulation

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so, we're going to hear from john bolton in just a second. but let's point out that this statement appears to admit that the documents were taken. right? what am i misunderstanding. >> well, again, here is bolton, that we just want to -- we just wanted to tease john bolton because a lot of you are like, i know you're sticking around to see former national security adviser, see how that mustache is looking right now. so you'll see that in just a second. but the first lie was i didn't take any documents. >> right. >> and so the statement undercuts that. his next lie was if i took the documents, they weren't classified. that was also undercut by this. the next one was, i didn't take classified documents, they were planted on me. remember that? that is what trumpers were saying. they planted the documents. >> now he's not saying that. >> i was just standing there, man and they planted it on me dude. set up and knocked down like a bowling pin. that, again, that lie also undercut. and then the whole lie about well if i did actually have classified d

him $250,000, and after negotiation, $300,000 in digital currency to hire someone to assassinate john boltone person in the u.s. said yes, he had hired someone, a member of a mexican cartel. and he said he wanted bolton to be killed by the end of 2021. at one point, he even messaged this person in the u.s. a photo of the cash he was offering. the fbi was able to get inside of his messaging apps. here is how matt olson, the assistant attorney general for national security, described it earlier today. >> this is not an idle threat. this is not the first time we have uncovered raise and acts by iran to exact revenge against individuals on u.s. soil. we will work tirelessly to continue to disrupt these efforts. nick: that is a reference to a previous plot to assassinate the former saudi ambassador in the u.s. the fbi took this plot very seriously, even though the person that he thought he was hiring was in fact an fbi informant. judy: what is the government saying about why they believe the revolutionary guard was targeting bolton? nick: he and the official in the u.s. talked about custom soleim

him $250,000, and after negotiation, $300,000 in digital currency to hire someone to assassinate john boltone person in the u.s. said yes, he had hired someone, a member of a mexican cartel. the iranian said he wanted bolton to be killed by the end of 2021. at one point, he even messaged this person in the u.s. a photo of the cash he was offering. the fbi was able to get inside of the iranian's messaging apps. here is how matt olson, the assistant attorney general for national security, described it earlier today. >> this is not an le threat. this is not the first time we have uncovered brazen acts by iran to exact revenge on individuals on u.s. soil. we will work tirelessly to continue to expose and disrupt every one of these efforts. nick: that's a reference to a previous plot of iran launched to kill the former saudi ambassador to the u.s. bottom line, judy, justice and the fbi treated this plot seriously, even though the person that poursafi thought was hiring a hitman to kill bolton, was in fact an fbi informant. judy: what does the government say was the reason the revolutionary guard

john bolton, a longtime harsh critic of iran. justice department officials say that this man was behind an attempt to kill him. they say that he is a member of the iran revolutionary guard quds force. he is not in u.s. custody and there is very little chance he could ever be caught. here is how feds say the plot was hatched. he reached out to somebody he met over social media. he asked that person to take photos of john bolton for a book he was writing. that person put him in touch with somebody else who said he could take the photos, but that person turned out to be an fbi informant. eventually poursafi offered money to the informant to do the job. he even sent a photo of the money and told the informant that the money was for an upcoming job he had for him. we just heard from john bolton. >> yes, that's right. he said that in all seriousness he is concerned that iranians are targeting additional u.s. officials. here is what he said. >> i think there are additional people who are vulnerable to these iranian efforts, and unfortun

revolutionary guard is suspected of being part of a plot to kill former national security adviser john bolton. and president trump's business under scrutiny, the former president refused to be questioned under oath. ♪ >> hello, there. good to have your company. there are growing fears over the fate of europe's biggest nuclear power station. the station in southern ukraine has come under attack several times over the last week. ukrainians warn russians are preparing to connect the station with crimea and the european nuclear watchdog is warning of a possible disaster. >> they say ukraine's nuclear plant faces serious danger of meltdown. he said the russian company operating the plant is shelling it to try to reconnect it to a power grid in russian-controlled crimea, taking all the power with it. they've cut three of the four connections to the ukrainian grid and if they sever the fourth that poses a serious nuclear risk. >> there's a risk of losing the external power to the plant. it is dangerous because there will be then a blackout mode. there could be a meltdown of the nuclear core reactor.

let's discuss all of this and more with the former national security adviser john bolton. ambassador bolton, thank you so much for joining us. the suspect put a $300,000 price tag on your head. what goes through your mind, ambassador, hearing the details of this plot as explained today in great detail by the u.s. justice department? >> well, i was embarrassed at the low price. i thought it would have been higher. but i guess maybe it was the exchange rate problem or something. i read the documents with great interest. i had not seen it before. i was not aware of many of the specifics in it, although obviously i had long had a general understanding of what the threat was. and i think it's quite correct to say many other americans are in the targets of this regime. it tells you what the regime is. it tells you about its character. and frankly, from my point of view, the regime's terrorist activities are just the other side of the coin of its nuclear weapons program. and any idea this regime will adhere to its commitments on anything is just a terrible delusion. >> we now know

john bolton. ah, my money inside this is out there, live from dough. also coming up. russia is accused of stealing electricity from ukraine by connecting the zap region nuclear plant to crimea earlier and imposes a nationwide curfew alternative government protests that left several killed, including security, and not an easy task. homeless families in gaza stopped their journey to rebuild their lives. alt, another round, devastating israeli s ah the u. s. justice department says it's charged a man. it describes as a member of iran's revolutionary god. it accuses him of involvement in a plan to murder, a senior advisor to the trump administration. the target of the alleged assassination plot was the former national security adviser, john bolton, sharon per sofie, is now wanted by the fbi i in connection with the case barsky to say the scheme was probably in retaliation for the american strike in january of 2020. that kill the head of iran, a leak could force, cast them cilla money. we face a rising threat from authoritarian regimes who seek to reach bey

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should he kill john bolton now unknown to put off? he was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he informed the authorities, the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that tuffy also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike on page 4, my direct b. c. i a and a former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promise. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that the sofie is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against him. i spring in now my job is away. he's a professor of contemporary politics and history of the middle east at the university of carter and director of the golf study center, joins us now on skype from da. good to have you with us. so iran says the us hasn't shown any evidence how much evidence has been made public a

d they're accusing him of attempting to pay a confidential source $300,000 t kill john bolton. as you alluded to, there's been a sense that threats have been swirling for ahile around the iranian governmentround several key trump officialsn the wake to kill the head of the quds force. bolton has resigned as national security adviser but was a key architect on iran. this harkens back to the 2011 cafe milano plot to kl the governor. and saying this is an iranian plot, blaming the government of iran here, andrea. >> and the fact that they're blaming the government of iran in days before there's a possible breakthrough in the iran nuclear deal. the proposed deal with iran and united states for ayatollah khomeini to make a decision, yes or no. we're told take it or leave it. and any day we could hear that one of the demands from iran is that iran be taken off the terror list which is something that the trump administration did. it's clear now why they absolutely refuse to take iran off the terrorism list. this could blow up that agreement. there's some internal disagreement between t

eventually he allegedly offered the informant $300,000 to help him eliminate john bolton, $50,000 for the ininformant and $250,000 for anybody they hired to actually do the job officials say he event sent a photo of what appeared to be stacks of cash and told the inform want the money was for the next job he had lined up for him. cnbc washington correspondent eamon javers now >> he joked he's embarrassed how low the price for his head wus was, but in all seriousness he says he's concerned the iranians are targeting additional u.s. officials. here's what he said. >> i think there are a substantial number of people who are vulnerable to these iranian efforts. and, unfortunately, i'm afraid we may learn more. >> according to the affidavit the iranians were willing to pay much more money, $1 million to kill another former trump administration official. the target there former secretary of state mike pompeo according to a source close to pompeo i spoke to just in the last few minutes the u.s. government says this plot was apparently revenge for the u.s. air strike that targeted an iranian

the former national security adviser, john bolton, iran says the accusations of baseless and politically motivated. my cana has more oh, the justice department has outlined an elaborate and lengthy murder for high a plot which began some 18 months ago. when sharon put sophie allegedly contacted somebody within the united states and persuaded him to act as essentially a murder for hire promising some $300000.00, should he kill john bolton? now unknown to put sophie was the fact that this individual was an f b. i, informant, so he informed the authorities. the authorities were abreast of the plot as a develop for my u. s. president donald trump has refused to answer questions. on the oath in new york, he appeared at the attorney general's office as part of a long running investigation looking into his real estate business dealings. the case involves allegations that the trump organization missile bank, some tax authorities about the valley of its buildings and golf courses. ukraine is warning. russia is preparing to connect power from the zappa region nuclear plant t crimea, which moscow a

it's been reveal the former trump administration official, john bolton was the target of a murder for hire plots. and a member of iran's revolution regard. is wanted my, the f, b i on charges relating to that alleged plan. also kit has said the schemes likely in retaliation to the january 2020 strike that killed the head of iran's elite, our kids force cassandra solomon a while around has described the accusations as baseless our white house correspondent, kimberly how can has more well, what we know is that the person that has been charged with these alleged crimes is still at large. in fact, he was charged in of said she is 45 year old iranian national by the name of she rom, poor sofie. he is also known by the alias of massey rate zion. now what we do know is that he allegedly tried to pay some $300000.00 to assassinate the former national security adviser and the trumpet ministration, john bolton. and that this plot was allegedly to take place either in washington dc where we are standing or in the us state of maryland, which is just north of here. now, this obviously was thwarted

tonight, an iranian national charged in an alleged plot to ail says nate former trump nsa adviser john bolton. that suspect still at large. the u.s. tonight sending a blistering warning to iran. >>> the war in ukraine tonight. and g7 leaders now demanding russia turn the largest nuclear power plant in europe back over to the ukrainians. and tonight, ukraine claiming it destroyed nine russian war planes in that crimea pblast. >>> authorities releasing new surveillance of that missing 16-year-old girl. the image thought to be the lest known image of her before she disappeared. >>> also, the deadly house explosion. at least three people killed. what authorities are now saying. >>> the major victory for veterans tonight. many gathered along with jon stewart at the white house today. >>> and america strong. last night, it was the hug on the field. tonight, it's the grandfather and the ball field. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with former president trump under oath. six hours of questioning from the new york attorney general and

should he kill john bolton now unknown to put off? he was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he informed the authorities, the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that tuffy also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike upon payoff for my direct, the cia and former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promise. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that per se still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against, and ukraine is warning that russia is preparing to connect power from the zappa region nuclear plant to crime in which moscow annexed in 2014 the plans come under attack several times of the past week and some european countries are setting power consumption camps as they cut back on russian energy sources. you countries

now, for background, the alleged plot against john bolton was likely in retaliation for the january 2020t killed ed soleimani. after the strike, leaders of the terrorist organization had vowed revenge for soleimani's death. they publicly lashed out against then president trump and other high ranking officials. prosecutors in the bolton plot say a man, a 45-year-old iranian national and irgc member, had attempted to pay $300,000 to an individual in the united states who ended up being an fbi confidential source. now that suspect has not been arrested. he remains at large. in the charging documents, prosecutors had made mention to a second, quote, additional job. a federal law enforcement source telling me that other target was mike pompeo. victor. >> josh campbell, thank you very much. >> a scary moment at a summer little league game turns into the sportsmanship moment of the year. up next, the story behind this hug. and her museum of perersonal computers. and you can find her, and millions of other talented pros, right now on upwork.com alright, limu, give me a socket wrench, pliers, and

john bolton, thank you for being with us today.just a lie but a desperate lie. i guess the first -- the place i want to start with you is on the question of, how you witnessed donald trump deal with classified materials, broadly, within the white house, and whether he was, as many now say, sort of a walking, talking national security threat at all times? >> well, i don't think he was a threat at all times, because the volume of highly sensitive information that he heard in four years is not reflected in what he divulged, i think, inappropriately. so, a lot of this was just reflective of the way things happened in the trump white house, living inside a pinball machine, depended on what he did at any given moment, but i don't think he cared about the classification system. i don't think he appreciated the sensitivity of this information, and he didn't appreciate the sensitivity of how it was often acquired, the so-called sources and methods. so, this had been briefed to him before i arrived. it was repeated frequently. i think it sim

amy: i went to go to the response of john bolton to this news. he was speaking on cbs news. >> the government of iran is trying to kill americans on american soil should be the end of any further discussion with iran and the nuclear program. amy: i should say former secretary of state mike pompeo was also apparently targeted in this. a source close to pompeo told yahoo! news pompeo was the unnamed second target. trita parasi, if you can respond? >> whatever happens, bolton always comes down to the line we should not negotiate and we should essentially go to war with iran. i think that meant is doing the right thing and pursue negotiations. while any attempt by the iranians to assassinate any american on u.s. soil is to be stopped and punished, but it does not mean the united states is not in need of a nuclear agreement that will prevent an iranian nuclear weapon in a broader war. these two things cannot be seen as competition with each other. the u.s. interest in having this nuclear deal is there regardless of what hapns with these attempts for b

justice department department has charged a former iranian member with trying to murder john bolton.red to pay individuals a few hundred thousand dollars to carry out the killing in the u.s.. the iranian foreign ministery called the accusations baseless. the annual inflation rate, the pace at which prices rise finally dropped a bit. it was eight point 5%, down from 9.1%. everyday cos are rising still, we are joined by our business correspondent michelle. inflation is down but it is running play hot -- pretty hot? >> you have to go back in time and remember where we were full of months ago when there was a sign of inflation. you saw this sharp ramping up of prices to the highest level in 40 years. what we are seeing with these numbers that have given economists such tune that perhaps inflation has peaked and it might start to climb down from such elevated levels. that was how investors on wall street responded and you saw stocks rise sharply. not only because they hope there is a possibility that prices can come down without the worst case scenario, the central bank which has been try

this morning john bolton said the plot spotlights how iran is approaching its foreign policy. take a listen. >> this is a real window into what that government in tehran is like. and it is not just a window into how they behave with their terrorist activities, and sponsorship of terrorist groups, but how they conduct their foreign policy altogether. >> prosecutors are saying that the iranian shahram poursafi had a second job for $1 million. sources are telling cnn that was a reference to a plan to kill former secretary of state mike pompeo, who, of course, also worked in the trump administration. so for more, let's bring in former cia counterterrorism official phil mudd. thank you for being with us this morning. we have now also learned from sources that numerous current and former officials have protective details because of the iranian threats. the doj has now named somebody, but how significant do you think this threat is still in this country? >> i would say pretty significant. it looks like the fbi had that plot you're talking about early on, as earl as 2020, that suggest

should he kill john bolton? now unknown to put sophie was the fact that this individual was an f. b, i, informant. so he informed the authorities. the authorities were abreast of the plot as a developed ukraine is warning that russia is preparing to connect power from the zappa region nuclear plant to crimea, which moscow annexed in 2014. the plans come under attack several times over the past week. and some european countries are setting power consumption caps as they cut back on russian energy sources. e u countries stopped importing russian cold from wednesday and summer warning. they may face blackouts, sierra leone as imposed a nation wide curfew in response to anti government. protests. officials say several people had been killed, including members of the security forces protested or angry over the rising cost of living. former years president donald trump has refused to answer questions under oath in new york, he appeared at the attorney general's office as part of a long running investigation looking into his real estate, business dealings and inflation. in the u. s. coul