He had recently performed internet searches seeking information about whether senators and Supreme Court justices receive Secret Service protection, the court filing said. In the letter quoted by prosecutors, Hasson wrote about wanting to start a race war, and pondered the best way to do it. “Because this is an open investigation, the Coast Guard has no further details at this time,” McBride said. The Program on Extremism at George Washington University called attention to the court filing in Twitter posts on Wednesday. In the filing, authorities cited writings found on the lieutenant’s computer that point to extreme racist and apocalyptic views.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2019 06:33 UTC