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The Washington Post reports:
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist was arrested after federal investigators uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home that authorities say he stockpiled to launch a massive domestic terror attack targeting politicians and journalists. Christopher Paul Hasson called for “focused violence” to “establish a white homeland” and dreamed of ways to “kill almost every last person on earth,” according to court records filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland.
Though court documents do not detail a specific planned date for an attack, the government said he had been amassing supplies and weapons since at least 2017, developed a spreadsheet of targets that included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and searched the Internet using phrases such as “best place in dc to see congress people” and “are supreme court justices protected.”
Military.com reports:
When Hasson was arrested in Silver Spring, Maryland, earlier this month, the document states, law enforcement agents found 15 firearms, including shotguns, rifles and handguns, and “conservatively, over 1,000 rounds of mixed ammunition.”
A list of potential targets allegedly compiled by Hasson in January included “prominent Democratic congressional leaders, activists, political organizations, and MSNBC and CNN media personalities” including TV host Chris Hayes; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California; Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York; and many others.
U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Scott McBride confirmed that Hasson worked in the Coast Guard acquisition directorate and released a statement regarding the investigation.
Active-duty Coast Guard officer and self-proclaimed white supremacist Christopher Paul Hasson: “You can make change with a little focused violence.” He was just charged in federal court.
He previously served in the Marine Corps and Army National Guard.https://t.co/M0i8NrvVxY
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 20, 2019
FLASH: Prosecutors say Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson is “domestic terrorist” who wrote about biological attacks, had hit list including Democrats, media figures – AP
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) February 20, 2019
You can see the progress of “Coast Guard Nazi” Christopher Paul Hasson’s radicalization clearly in the news reports, and it leads in a bright white line directly back to the eliminationist rhetoric of @realDonaldTrump, his GOP sycophants and his right-wing media enablers. pic.twitter.com/nPu42xtOdp
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) February 20, 2019
Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson was planning a terrorist attack to murder media personalities, Democrat politicians and scores, if not more, of civilians. He wanted to unleash a plague. Frightening.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 20, 2019
Active-duty Coast Guard officer and self-proclaimed white supremacist Christopher Paul Hasson: "You can make change with a little focused violence.” He was just charged in federal court.
He previously served in the Marine Corps and Army National Guard.https://t.co/M0i8NrvVxY
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 20, 2019