By William K. Rashbaum, Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman
An outspoken supporter of President Trump from South Florida (click here) was charged on Friday with sending explosive packages to at least a dozen of the president’s critics, apparently bringing to a close an attempted bombing spree that has gripped the country just ahead of the midterm elections.
The suspect, Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., 56, was arrested outside an auto parts store near Fort Lauderdale after a fast-moving investigation in which the authorities said they were able to pull a fingerprint from one of the bomb packages and collect Mr. Sayoc’s DNA from two others.
Mr. Sayoc, who seemed to be living out of a van in Aventura, Fla., was taken into custody on a day when four more explosive packages were found, including two intended for United States senators, both Democrats....
Donald John Trump knows exactly what he is doing when he inspires violent supporters. He carried out a reasonably successful television show. He didn't achieve that wihout knowing what he was doing with his audience. Those carrying guns in Kenosha support the hate and violence purported by Donald John Trump. He is not interested in a peaceful USA. He believes death "is what it is." Those are not words or actions by a leader interested in ending violence so much supporting it.
October 26, 2018
By William K. Rashbaum, Alan Feuer and
Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr. (click here) is so at ease with his bigotry and his extreme political views that even those who were put off by him were surprised to learn he could be accused of resorting to violence.
He was a DJ at a strip club in West Palm Beach, an exotic dancer and steroid-using bodybuilder with a long criminal history, a Donald Trump fan who plastered his politics on the van that doubled as his home for at least a year, possibly three or four....
Cesar Altieri Savoc is a prime example of the violence that Trump advocates. He did what he thought was expected of him. After all, Trump will pay his lawyer's bill. The people that paid for the fair treatment of Cesar Savoc were the American people, not Trump.
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, (click here) aka “Cesar Randazzo,” “Cesar Altieri,” and “Cesar Altieri Randazzo,” pled guilty today to a 65-count Superseding Information in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff. In connection with the guilty plea, Sayoc admitted to mailing 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to 13 victims throughout the country, including 11 current or former U.S. government officials, and that he intended to use the IEDs as weapons and to cause injuries. Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman for the Southern District of New York, Assistant Director Michael McGarrity of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, Assistant Director in Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr. of the FBI’s New York Field Office and Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill of the NYPD made the announcement.
“Cesar Sayoc has admitted to acts of domestic terrorism that are repulsive to all Americans who cherish a society built on respectful and non-violent political discourse, no matter how strongly held one’s views,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers. “Our democracy will simply not survive if our political discourse includes sending bombs to those we disagree with. I applaud the efforts of so many in our law enforcement community whose alertness and tirelessness led to the prompt arrest of the defendant before he was able to injure anyone, as well as those whose efforts led to today’s plea.”...
