If it wasn’t for the FBI, there would be no case!
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The defendant want to blow something up. He was looking for help. The mere fact that the FBI was the first in line, doesn’t make him a saint.
How many people in the US would push a button if they were told it would blow up DC? A lot of liberals in the mid 2000’s and probably a lot on the right now. The difference is that none of these people are actually carrying out their plans without the FBI.
Thought is not a crime.