His defense was he says the same kind of stuff Trump does.
Christopher Hasson’s lawyer argued that his white supremacist rhetoric was no more than a reflection of the “national vocabulary.”
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) April 26, 2019
“Donald Trump uses similar epithets in his everyday language & tweets,” she said.
Hasson will be released from detention. https://t.co/fneTJhMTV2
Why won’t AG Barr charge a terrorist caught plotting to kill Trump critics?
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 25, 2019
The judge has "grave concerns" about Hasson, who planned to kill Nancy Pelosi, Democratic presidential candidates, and other Trump critics. But Barr refuses to bring charges. https://t.co/kcvk010zko
If this guy's name were al-Hasan instead of Hasson, would he be released from jail? https://t.co/qy1Hzi2Upp pic.twitter.com/yfOWHjpPii
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2019
In 2019, it’s hard to be stunned, but this has shocked the hell out of me.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 25, 2019
Christopher Hasson, a white supremacist, was actively plotting to kill multiple elected officials, members of the media, and more. He had an enough weapons for a small army.
And is being released. https://t.co/GENqAJhSzn
New documents reinforce an unsettling conclusion: Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Hasson allegedly aspired to join the ranks of history’s most violent white nationalists and had amassed the tools necessary to make those ambitions come true https://t.co/lpKHHVAz6f
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) April 24, 2019
A federal judge grants the pre-trial release of Christopher Hasson, the Maryland man prosecutors say had a hit list of Democrats, two Supreme Court justices, journalists and company executives. https://t.co/oLVa74Ftzs
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) April 25, 2019
OTOH, the initial detention memo back in February did not flinch from identifying Hasson as a "terrorist" intent on murdering people. It also included a sentence that seemed to indicate that the govt then intended to bring substantial additional charges. https://t.co/iAtw7ORTWm pic.twitter.com/L9dTNYawI0
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 25, 2019
Sad! 