Smells like false flag bullshit to me. Glad it was avoided.

"From January 2017 to January 2019, the "defendant conducted online searches and [made] thousands of visits for pro-Russian, neo-fascist, and neo-Nazi literature," according to court documents. Other alleged targets on his list included presidential candidates Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts; Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey; and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/02/20/coast-guard-officer-accused-terrorist-plot-targeting-media-lawmakers.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true