After reviewing Federal Firearms Licensing records, prosecutors learned that Hasson was sitting on a huge cache of firearms — 15 in total, including AR-15s, long rifles and handguns, plus over 1,000 rounds of ammunition and body armor, all stashed in the basement of his home. The supplies were purchased from vendors in California, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri.
Prosecutors also allege that Hasson ordered at least 4,200 pills of Tramadol, likely from an individual in Mexico, since 2016. According to a trove of draft emails hidden in a subfolder of Hasson’s account, he appeared to idolize Anders Breivik, a convicted far-right terrorist who murdered 77 people in attacks near Oslo, Norway, in 2011. Breivik suggested in his “manifesto” that prospective assailants begin taking steroids six weeks prior to an attack.
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The motion cites numerous other draft emails that revealed Hasson’s hateful beliefs and violent leanings. In one email dated June 2017, Hasson wrote that he was “dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth” and that liberal ideology was destroying white people’s traditions. “No way to counteract without violence,” Hasson wrote.
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Many of the people on the hit-list were the same individuals targeted by Cesar Sayoc, a MAGA-obsessed Florida resident who sent package bombs to the president’s biggest critics, last October.
In addition to prominent Democrats named earlier, Hasson wanted to target 2020 Democratic hopefuls Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Elizabeth Warren (written as “Poca Warren”), according to the motion. His “hit list” also named Beto O’Rourke and Maxine Waters. He also planned to target civil rights icon Angela Davis; “DSA”; CNN’s Don Lemon, and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Chris Hayes, and Ari Melber.
Prosecutors allege that Hasson also Googled phrases like “best place in D.C. to see Congress people,” “what if Trump illegally impeached,” “Civil War if Trump impeached” and “social democrats USA.”
