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Cesar Sayoc, Image credit: Broward County Sheriff’s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On August 5 in a Manhattan federal courtroom, Cesar Altieri Sayoc<\/a>, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in\nconnection with his mailing of 16 improvised explosive devices to victims\nacross the country.  Sayoc, previously a bodybuilder\nand nightclub bouncer in Florida, mailed those inoperative pipe bombs to\nprominent Democrats and media figures seen as critical of President Trump.  In March, Sayoc pled guilty to a 65-count\nSuperseding Information regarding the mailing of those\nexplosive devices to his prime targets, which included \u201c11 current or former\nU.S. government officials, in the weeks prior to the 2018 congressional\nelections,\u201d according to NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:\u00a0 \u201cCesar Sayoc assembled and mailed explosive devices to high-ranking officials and former elected leaders to incite fear and to terrorize his victims. \u00a0Though thankfully no one was hurt by his actions, Sayoc\u2019s domestic terrorism challenged our nation\u2019s cherished tradition of peaceful political discourse. \u00a0For his wanton disregard of the safety of so many people, Sayoc will now spend 20 years in prison.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According\nto the Superseding Information, court filings, and statements made during court\nproceedings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nOctober 2018, Sayoc mailed from Florida 16 padded envelopes, each containing an\nimprovised explosive device (\u201cIED\u201d), to addresses in New York, New Jersey,\nWashington, D.C., Delaware, Georgia, and California.  In alphabetical\norder, SAYOC\u2019S intended victims (the \u201cVictims\u201d) were former Vice President\nJoseph Biden, Senator Cory Booker, former CIA Director John Brennan, former\nDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper, former Secretary of State\nHillary Clinton, CNN, Robert De Niro, Senator Kamala Harris, former Attorney\nGeneral Eric Holder, former President Barack Obama, George Soros, Thomas\nSteyer, and Representative Maxine Walters.  Between October 22 and\nNovember 2, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (\u201cFBI\u201d) and the U.S.\nPostal Service recovered all of the 16 IEDs mailed by SAYOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Ace News Today\u2019s original story on this subject:<\/em><\/strong>
Cesar Sayoc arrested for sending pipe-bombs to U.S. politicians and celebrities<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of the IEDs mailed by Sayoc contained a mix of explosive\npowder from fireworks, shards of glass, and pool chemicals, designed to\nmaximize potential injuries, damage, and the burning of his intended Victims\u2019\nskin.  On the outside of each IED, Sayoc placed photographs of each of the\nVictims, and sometimes their families and others, with a red \u201cX\u201d over their\nfaces. Sayoc also affixed black flags, similar in appearance to banners\nused by ISIS and other foreign terrorist organizations, to the outside of the\nIEDs.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAYOC\nhad posted incendiary comments about liberal political figures online since at\nleast 2011.  In the months prior to mailing the IEDs, Sayoc incited\nviolence against the Victims, conveyed direct threats against them, and\nresearched where and how to carry out his attack.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, in April 2016, he wrote that former President Barack Obama\u2019s \u201chead need[ed] to be chopped off\u201d and he wished \u201cdeath\u201d to George Soros and former Attorney General Eric Holder.\u00a0 In April 2017, Sayoc wished \u201cDeath\u201d to \u201call Clintons\u201d and in November 2017 posted \u201cYour days are number[ed] Steyer[].\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Good morning.

Domestic terrorist Cesar Sayoc faces sentencing today for mail bombs to:

*Barack Obama
*Hillary Clinton
*Joe Biden
*Kamala Harris
*George Soros
*Tom Steyer
*Robert De Niro
*Eric Holder
*Maxine Waters
*Cory Booker
*John Brennan
*James Clapper
*CNN

Covering it live pic.twitter.com\/St9WJJlGOM<\/a><\/p>— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) August 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>