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April 26, 2019

Judge Considers Freeing Coast Guard Official Accused of Domestic Terrorist Plot
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A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting to kill high-profile
liberal figures may soon be released from pretrial detention. On
Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland said he did not find Christopher
Hasson's detention appropriate based on the charges against him. While
prosecutors claim Hasson was plotting a domestic terror attack, he has
only been charged with gun and drug offenses, not terrorism or attempted
murder. At the time of his arrest, Hasson reportedly had a stockpile of
15 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. His "hit list"
included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, civil rights pioneer Angela Davis,
freshman Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, MSNBC
host Chris Hayes and Democratic presidential hopefuls Senators Kirsten
Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, among
others.


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