Mail Bomber's Trump Obsession Contributed To Radicalization, Lawyers Say
By Josh Kovensky
July 23, 2019 11:34 am
The man who mailed pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and supporters of liberal causes before the 2018 midterms is a steroid-addicted sexual abuse survivor who “found light in Donald J. Trump,” federal defenders representing him say.
Attorneys for Cesar A. Sayoc are trying to convince a Manhattan federal judge to sentence the attempted bomber to 10 years 1 month behind bars, plus supervision with combined mental health and substance abuse treatment. They argue that Sayoc’s mental health issues and obsession with President Trump contributed to his radicalization and decision to send the bombs.
Sayoc caused panic across the country the month before the 2018 midterms by mailing crude pipe bombs to critics of President Trump, top Democrats, and CNN. Prosecutors are demanding that he spend life behind bars for his crimes.
In a 39-page sentencing memorandum, Sayoc’s attorneys laid out a detailed narrative of his radicalization. Sayoc went from being a steroid-addled pariah relying on self-help audiobooks and strip mall fortune-tellers to a political radical who saw it as his mission to protect Trump and the country by attacking prominent liberals across the country, according to the sentencing memo.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/cesar-sayoc-trump-radicalization
so he blames his mental state on being a pizza driver.......................and ready self help books.....................and he lost his home because of banks.......................Maybe the courts should bring in the individuals that he idolized and ask if they should be held accountable also.......................just a thought.......................
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