美国司法部周四晚间公布了一份起诉书，指控两名加州男子涉嫌密谋炸毁位于加州萨克拉门托的民主党总部。
伊恩·罗杰斯和贾罗德·科普兰据称受到了毫无根据的信念的启发，即2020年选举被前总统偷走了唐纳德·特朗普法庭文件上说。
当调查人员在1月份搜查罗杰斯的房子时，据称他有五枚管道炸弹，法院文件称这些炸弹是现场直播的。据称，他们还缴获了45至50件火器，包括至少三件全自动武器和数千发弹药。
在调查人员获得的包含在联邦起诉书中的短信中，罗杰斯和科普兰据称展示了他们轰炸大楼的计划。
根据起诉书，罗杰斯写道:“我想把一栋民主党大楼炸坏。
然后他们讨论了他们的目标，罗杰斯说他是“思考sac办公室的第一个目标”，科普兰同意了这一点。
“我同意。根据法庭文件，科普兰说。
在交流结束时，罗杰斯据称写道:“让我们看看20日开战后会发生什么。”
今年1月罗杰斯被捕后不久，法庭文件显示，科普兰联系了一个据称罗杰斯所属的民兵组织，该组织指示科普兰销毁他的手机。
罗杰斯和科普兰此前因涉嫌拥有爆炸装置并想追捕民主党人而被联邦政府通过刑事诉讼起诉，但诉状中没有提到对萨克拉门托民主党总部的计划袭击。
根据投诉，调查人员在罗杰斯的卡车上发现了一张“三个百分点”的贴纸。美国联邦调查局称，“三个百分点”是一个“激进民兵组织”，与国会大厦围攻事件有关。调查人员还表示，他们发现了一张“白色特权卡”
罗杰斯的律师拒绝置评，也无法联系到科普兰的律师。
“很遗憾事情发展到这一步，但我不会不战而降，”罗杰斯据称发短信说，并补充道，“这些共产党员需要被告知发生了什么。”
撰写这份投诉的特工写道，他认为这些信息显示了一种意图，即制造暴力来阻止现任总统乔·拜登就职。
罗杰斯还讨论了攻击推特和脸书禁止特朗普以及可能禁止加州州长加文·纽瑟姆的计划。
他在纳帕县面临额外的武器和爆炸物指控。
据称，罗杰斯写道:“我希望45岁的人去打仗，如果他不去，我会去的。”。
2 men indicted for allegedly plotting to blow up Democratic headquarters in Sacramento, California
The Justice Department on Thursday night unsealed an indictment against two California men who allegedly conspired to blow up Democratic headquarters in Sacramento, California.
Ian Rogers and Jarrod Copeland were allegedly inspired by the unfounded belief that the 2020electionwas stolen from former PresidentDonald Trump, the court documents say.
When investigators searched Rogers' house in January, he allegedly had five pipe bombs, which court documents say were live. They also allegedly seized between 45 and 50 firearms, including at least three fully automatic weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
In text messages obtained by investigators and included in the federal indictment, Rogers and Copeland allegedly laid out their plan to bomb the building.
"I want to blow up a Democrat building bad," Rogers wrote, according to the indictment.
They then discussed their target and Rogers said he was "thinking sac office first target," to which Copeland agreed.
"I agree. Plan attack," Copeland said, according to the court documents.
As the exchange concluded, Rogers allegedly wrote: "Let’s see what happens after the 20th we go to war."
Shortly after Rogers was arrested in January, court documents say that Copeland contacted a militia group that Rogers allegedly belonged to, and the group instructed Copeland to destroy his phone.
Rogers and Copeland were previously charged federally via criminal complaint for allegedly possessing explosive devices and wanting to go after Democrats, but the complaint did not mention a planned attack on the Sacramento Democratic headquarters.
According to the complaint, investigators found a Three Percenters sticker on Rogers' truck. The FBI has said the Three Percenters is a "radical militia group" with ties to the Capitol siege. Investigators also said they found a "White Privilege Card."
A lawyer for Rogers declined to comment, and Copeland's lawyer could also not be reached.
"Sad it’s come to this but I’m not going down without a fight," Rogers allegedly texted, adding, "These commies need to be told what’s up."
The special agent who authored the complaint wrote that he believes the messages show an intent to cause violence to prevent now-President Joe Biden from assuming office.
Rogers also discussed plans to attack Twitter and Facebook for banning Trump and possibly California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
He faces additional weapons and explosives charges in Napa County.
"I hope 45 goes to war if he doesn’t I will," Rogers allegedly wrote.
