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Career[edit]

Hasson served in the Marine Corps from 1988 to 1993. He was then on active duty with the Army National Guard for approximately two years. He has been in the Coast Guard for more than twenty years^[4] and has held his current position there since 2016.^[5]

2019 plot and arrest[edit]

Hasson had been amassing guns and ammunition since 2017.^[6] His goals included the assassination of high-profile Democratic and left-leaning politicians and media figures.^[6]

Hasson attempted to find out where Democratic politicians and media figures lived. This was substantiated by his recent Google searches according to the pending trial motion against him. These included: "what if trump illegally impeached", "civil war if trump impeached", "best place in dc", "where in dc to congress live", "social democrats usa", "most liberal senators", "where do most senators live in dc", where in dc to see congress people", "do senators have ss protection", and "are supreme court justices protected". Hasson searched and found out the address of MSNBC host Joe Scarborough. Hasson had expressed belief in the white genocide conspiracy theory.^[7]^[8]

Hasson created a spreadsheet with a list of journalists, Democratic politicians, and socialist figures and organizations, including:

Hasson also used work computers to plan the attack during his job as a Coast Guard Lieutenant and studying the manifestos of various mass shooters.^[12]

Beliefs and ideology[edit]

In addition to being a self-proclaimed white nationalist, Hasson is a neo-Nazi and he has been a white power skinhead for the last 30 years. He advocated turning the Pacific Northwest into an all-white homeland when he sent a letter to the American neo-Nazi and leader of the Northwest Front Harold Covington stating that he has been on his website briefly and read most of his books. Hasson expressed dissatisfaction with holding public rallies and gaining support from the public in a letter which he wrote several weeks after the Charlottesville riots and preferred militant action, including actions targeting individual public figures who he believed were "Cultural Marxists". Hasson was planning to use biological weapons such as the Spanish flu, botulism, and anthrax to "kill almost every last person on the earth", followed by attacks on the food supply. He recommended building stockpiles in five locations, the contents of which were to be food, firearms, clothing/military gear, and extra mortar recoilless rifles. He recommended gaining combat/military experience and chemistry skills in addition to buying three homes and hideouts. Hasson wanted to use tactics from the Euromaidan protests and the Donbass conflict in Ukraine in order to raise tensions between the "govt/police" and "BLM protestors and other leftist crap". Hasson is an antisemite as expressed in the letter "I don't know if there truly is a 'Conspiracy' of (((People))) out to destroy me and mine, but there is an attack nonetheless". The same letter referred to "muslim scum".^[13] Hasson "conducted online searches and made thousands of visits to websites that contain pro-Russian, neo-fascist, and neo-Nazi literature" between January 2017 and January 2019. Fifteen firearms and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were found in his residence, as well as drugs that were labeled "human growth hormone".^[2]^[14]

Reactions and trial developments[edit]

Federal prosecutors described Hasson: "The defendant intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. He must be detained pending trial" and: "The defendant is a domestic terrorist, bent on committing acts dangerous to human life" as well as his charges being the “proverbial tip of the iceberg”.^[15]^[16]

Julie Stelzig, Christopher Paul Hasson's attorney, claimed that the Federal Government was making accusations against him without providing any evidence stating: "It is not a crime to think negative thoughts about people" and described him as a "committed public servant" and a loving husband. Stelzig claimed that Hasson's Google searches did not amount to any plan and that the firearms discovered were "modest, at best" and said: "There is nothing I'm seeing in here that would show he was stockpiling weapons". Stelzig accused the Federal Government of making a "histrionic characterization of Mr. Hasson" and using as a case of trying to detain non-Muslim domestic terrorists stating: "Perhaps now they can say, 'Look, we're not targeting only Muslims" in response an unnamed Federal Prosecutor stated "When you pair everything together — [purchase] of guns, search history — he’s a danger". Maryland Magistrate State Judge Charles B. Judge stood with federal prosecutors' request to keep Christopher Paul Hasson behind bars without bail and will revisit the request for 14 days giving two weeks for the prosecutors to prove their case. The judge also suggested that Hasson could be released after 14 days without any further criminal charges and that that two charges filed against him do not warrant detention though the investigation by the prosecutors continue.^[17]^[18]^[19] The judge commented on the arguments delivered by the federal prosecutors and Stelzig on Hasson and said that the argument by the former was "eloquent" and that there be only one misdemeanor and one felony charge but that evidence ruled in favor of the government's case and stated that it was "concerning" and "It seems to be going according to the script" of the plot.^[20]

President Donald Trump reacted to the attempted attack by Hasson stating "I think it's a shame" and that it was "a very sad thing".^[21]

Joe Scarborough, one of the people targeted in Hasson's list accused Donald Trump of inspiring him and stated "This is pretty simple. It’s all on the president’s shoulders. It’s all the president’s fault"^[22]

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele accussed Donald Trump of silence on Christopher Paul Hasson stating "I guess I kind of at this point have reached the ‘my glass is no longer half-full,’ it’s just overflowing with all the crazy that comes out of Trump, Why would we be surprised that a self-proclaimed nationalist would not speak out against a self-proclaimed white nationalist? Why are we acting like this is a space that Donald Trump is gonna go in on behalf of the American ideal? No, he’s not.” and that "These are his people, alright? And he’s not gonna thank law enforcement because he’s probably not happy about what law enforcement did".^[23]

Personal life[edit]

Hasson lived in Silver Spring, Maryland.^[14] Hasson is married with two children, one of whom is in the Marine Corps.^[24]Hasson's neighborhood was 80% Latino and he lived in a cramped basement apartment in a small house in Langley Park.^[25]

References[edit]

^ Jump up to:a b c d e Choi, Matthew (2 February 2019). "Coast Guard officer accused of plotting to kill Democrats, journalists". Politico. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b Hannon, Elliot (February 20, 2019). "White Supremacist Coast Guard Lieutenant Was Allegedly Plotting Mass Terrorist Attack". Slate. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ McCarthy, Tom (February 21, 2019). "Neo-Nazi coast guard officer accused of domestic terror plot denied bail". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ The Washington Post (February 21, 2019). "Coast Guard lieutenant ordered held 14 days while prosecutors weigh terror charges". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b c d Philips, Dave (20 February 2019). "Coast Guard Officer Plotted to Kill Democrats and Journalists, Prosecutors Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b Romo, Vanessa (20 February 2019). "Arrested Coast Guard Officer Allegedly Planned Attack 'On A Scale Rarely Seen'". NPR. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
^ Bui, Lynh (February 20, 2019). "'I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth': A self-proclaimed white nationalist planned a mass terrorist, says the government". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b c d "Motion for Pending Trial against Christopher Paul Hasson". DocumentCloud. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b Ramirez, Mark (20 February 2019). "Beto O'Rourke among names on 'hit list' of self-avowed white supremacist arrested in Maryland". Dallas News. Retrieved 21 February2019.
^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h Ackerman, Spencer (2019-02-20). "Coast Guard Officer Accused of Racist Mass-Murder Plot, Kept 'Hit List' of Democrats and MSNBC Hosts". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
^ Jump up to:a b c "US Coast Guard officer hoped to 'kill every person on the earth'". BBC. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February2019.
^ Biuh, Lynn; Lamothe, Don; Miller, Michael E. (February 21, 2019). "Coast Guard lieutenant used work computers in alleged plannning of widespread domestic terrorist attack, prosecutors say". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Barrouquere, Brett (February 21, 2019). "Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson Wrote to Notorious Neo-Nazi Harold Covington". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ Jump up to:a b Dilanian, Ken; Williams, Pete (20 February 2019). "Coast Guard officer wanted to kill Democrats, TV hosts, say prosecutors". NBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ Becket, Stefan (February 21, 2019). "Chris Hasson, U.S. Coast Guard arrested on gun charges had hit list of prominent Democrats, feds say". CBS News. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ Stewart, Emily (February 21, 2019). "A Coast Guard officer's arrest is the latest example of the rising problem of right-wing terrorism in America". Vox. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ "Coast Guard officer accused of drafting hit list of prominent Democrats to remain jailed". CBS News. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ Gray, Sarah (February 21, 2019). "Judge orders US Coast Guardsman accused of plotting domestic terrorism to remain behind bars". The Business Insider. Retrieved February 21,2019.
^ Miller, Jayne (February 21, 2019). "Judge detains Coast Guard officer in Md. accussed of planning attack". WBAL TV 11 (NBC). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ Burris, Sarah K. (February 21, 2019). "Judge orders Hasson to be held until prosecutors can go through evidence and add terror charges". Raw Story. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Frazin, Rachael (February 22, 2019). "Trump responds to Coast Guard official accused of terror plot: 'It's a shame'". The Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Rosza, Matthew (February 21, 2019). ""It's all the president's fault": Joe Scarborough blames Trump for Coast Guard officer's terror plot". Salon. Retrieved February 22,2019.
^ Wulfsohn, Joseph A. (February 22, 2019). "Former RNC chair Michael Steele: Trump 'isn't happy' with law enforcement for foiling terror plot against Dems". Fox News. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Cleary, Tom (February 20, 2019). "Christopher Hasson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Lehan, Bruce (February 21, 2019). "Neighbors shocked: Accussed domestic terrorist Christopher Hasson lived in a Latino community". WUSA 9 (CBS). Retrieved February 21, 2019.

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Christopher Paul Hasson Goast Guard Terrorist Plot

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