Donald Trump Assassination Attempts: Every Major Attack and Plot Explained

Donald Trump assassination attempts span far more than the two incidents during the 2024 election campaign. This episode traces the major documented cases, from Michael Sandford’s attempt to seize a police officer’s gun in Las Vegas to the Butler shooting, Ryan Routh’s golf-course ambush and alleged attacks on major Washington gatherings in 2026. Understand what investigators established about Thomas Matthew Crooks, why Butler became a security scandal and how the Iranian cases involving Asif Merchant and Farhad Shakeri differ. The chronology also explains the ricin letter sent by Pascale Ferrier, Routh’s life sentence and the difference between a criminal conviction, an indictment and an unproven claim that an assassination was prevented. The people killed and wounded remain part of the story, alongside the interventions that stopped other attacks before they could happen. Follow Taylor Tailored for clear, evidence-led accounts of the events behind the headlines.