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Trans Woman Sentenced for Plot to Assassinate Treasury Secretary | Texas News
A 26-year-old transgender woman, Riley English, sentenced to over six years for plotting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with homemade firebombs and a knife, faces justice after prosecutors called it an attempted political hit — though the judge noted her plan had little chance of success and Bessent wasn’t even present. Her defense argued she was mentally unstable, traumatized, and battling drug use, even claiming she believed she was terminally ill. Prosecutors countered that the plot was months in the making. The court ultimately balanced intent against reality, handing…
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