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Admin inflates drone plot, denies MOU amid Trump Tower threats

6/18/2026

Summary

Story summary

A Trump Tower employee reported death threats and saw girls escorted by two men.
Former Rep. Trey Gowdy said the memorandum of understanding (MOU)—claimed electronically signed by an administration official but denied by a source—may reflect the president’s low approval and midterm elections rather than security concerns.
The administration labeled a drone plot targeting a White House event an assassination attempt, although charging documents describe a planned bombing and shooting.

History

Historical Context

On April 19 1995 Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people and causing about $652 million in damage. The attack spurred Congress to pass the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, added 500 FBI agents, and prompted nationwide upgrades to federal-building security. Those reforms shape today’s response to the alleged White House drone plot and related security memorandum.

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Story summary

A Trump Tower employee reported death threats and saw girls escorted by two men.
Former Rep. Trey Gowdy said the memorandum of understanding (MOU)—claimed electronically signed by an administration official but denied by a source—may reflect the president’s low approval and midterm elections rather than security concerns.
The administration labeled a drone plot targeting a White House event an assassination attempt, although charging documents describe a planned bombing and shooting.

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