'I think Trump's doing this': Apoplectic Mika Brzezinski accuses president of dropping terrorism case against coast guard plotting to murder her husband Joe Scarborough in act of revenge
- Mika Brzezinski hit out at President Trump on Morning Joe, suggesting that he was behind the decision to drop the terrorism case against Christopher Hasson
- She then stated that she believed President Trump wanted to let the coast guard lieutenant off as an act of revenge against those on his hit list
- The names on that list included Brzezinski's husband Joe Scarborough, Nancy Pelosi, and presidential hopefuls Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren
- Investigators found 15 guns, including seven rifles, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition at Hasson's basement apartment
- Hasson pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of firearm silencers, possession of firearms by a drug addict, and possession of a controlled substance
Mika Brzezinski went after President Trump on Friday, one day after it was revealed that federal prosecutors would not try a coast guard who was discovered with an arsenal of weapons and a hit list on terrorism charges.
'I have to ask why? How could this be? These are the things that you find after a massacre and you go, "oh, these were the warning signs. we should have noticed them,"' said Brzezinski.
'The warning signs were right there, and I say this as the wife of someone who was on that list so you may hear a little intensity in my voice, but I think Trump's doing this.'
That hit list included a number of Democratic figures such as Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and presidential hopefuls Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.
There was also one very notable former Republican on that list as well - Brzezinski's husband and co-host Joe Scarborough.
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Rage: Mika Brzezinski (above on Friday) hit out at President Trump on Morning Joe, suggesting that he was behind the decision to drop the terrorism case against Christopher Hasson
Foes: She then stated that she believed President Trump (left) wanted to let the coast guard lieutenant off as an act of revenge against those on his hit list like Joe Scarborough (right)
That shocking statement was at no point retracted by Brzezinski, who then explained how she arrived at this hypothesis.
'How can I not do that math in my mind that the Attorney General is making a clear decision here to make sure the lives of people who are being targeted will continue to be in danger because they will not put together the pieces of this case?' asked Brzezinski.
'A stockpile of weapons. A list of people that he wants to kill. Are you serious? There's no way not to let this guy walk? You've got to be kidding me. Someone give me a legitimate reason.'
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Brzezinski said little else during the segment, as the two guests selected to appear on the panel presented reasons for the government's decision.
One of those lawyers was Dave Aronberg, the district attorney whose Palm Beach office is handling the Robert Kraft case.
Case: Hasson pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of firearm silencers and more charges
Scarborough later entered the fray to express his opinion on the decision, stating: 'If somebody threatens the president of the United States, they're thrown in jail.'
He continued: 'That's right. If this guy had put the president of the United States on the list instead of the speaker of the house and democratic minority candidates, that person would be in jail and that person would stay in jail.'
On Thursday, US Magistrate Judge Charles Day noted that 50-year-old Christopher Hasson hasn't been charged with any terrorism related offenses. Hasson was arrested Feb. 15 and is awaiting trial on firearms and drug charges.
Day said he still has 'grave concerns' about Hasson based on information prosecutors have presented, noting that Hasson is 'going to have to have a whole lot of supervision' before his release, a process that could take several days.
Investigators found 15 guns, including seven rifles, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition at Hasson's basement apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland according to court documents.
Arsenal: Investigators found 15 guns, including seven rifles, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition at Hasson's basement apartment (above)
His indictment filed back in February also accuses him of illegal possession of tramadol, an opioid painkiller.
Hasson pleaded not guilty last month to charges of illegal possession of firearm silencers, possession of firearms by a drug addict and unlawful user, and possession of a controlled substance.
He faces a maximum of 31 years in prison if convicted of all four counts in his indictment.
Hasson, a former Marine, worked at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington on a program to acquire advanced new cutters for the agency.
A Coast Guard spokesman has said Hasson will remain on active duty until the case against him is resolved.
