“Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski reacted with fury to the release from custody of a Coast Guard officer accused of plotting terrorist attacks, blaming President Trump for the decision.
The issue is personal for Brzezinski because her husband and fellow co-host, Joe Scarborough, was on Lt. Christopher Hasson’s list of people he wants to kill. Other people on the list included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
“I say this as the wife of someone who is on that list so you may hear a little intensity in my voice but I think Trump’s doing this,” Brzezinski said. “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 continue to be in danger because they will not put together the pieces of this case. 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.”
Guest Danny Cevallos went on to explain why Hasson was released.
“Mika, the attorney general is constrained by the law and the DOJ’s policies and in this case, there are no domestic terrorism charges. That’s something Congress can take up,” Cevallos said. “And in addition, the judge and the AG are constrained by the law.”
CNN reports Judge Charles Day said the government had not met a standard for Hasson’s continued detention but said he still had “grave concerns” about his alleged actions and plans.
