Iranian operative charged for Trump assassination plot, court records reveal

An operative for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was tasked with "surveilling, and, ultimately, assassinating" Donald Trump, according to court records. Prosecutors say Farhad Shakeri was pushed to plan and attack the president-elect. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down what's known. Plus, more on the legal cases pending against the former president.

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