Texas Man Accused of Plotting ISIS Attack on Trump Tower Admits to Conspiracy

Texas Man Accused of Plotting ISIS Attack on Trump Tower Admits to Conspiracy
NYPD officers stand guard in front on Trump Tower on 5th Avenue the night before the presidential elections in New York on Nov. 2, 2020. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A Texas man who allegedly plotted terrorist attacks in New York City, including on the White House and Trump Tower in Manhattan, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to provide material support to the ISIS terrorist group and possessing child porn, federal officials said.

Jaylyn Christopher Molina, 22, of Cost in Gonzales County, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS and one count of receiving child pornography, the Department of Justice said in a release.
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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