Trump alleges plane of ‘thugs’ being probed, but other officials cannot confirm it
MARK HOSENBALL, HOSEBALL, JEFF MASON and SARAH N LYNCH U.S. President Donald Trump said an investigation was underway into alleged "thugs" who boarded a plane seeking to cause damage last week during his Republican Party convention, but U.S. security officials said they could not confirm such an incident. Officials familiar with law enforcement investigations also expressed puzzlement at assertions by acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about political movements playing a role. They stressed that law enforcement agencies had not charged any political groups or operatives with fomenting violent protests. In a Fox News interview late on Monday, Trump made…