NEW YORK - A fan of US President Donald Trump who mailed parcel bombs to prominent Democratic figures last October was set to appear in court on Thursday , where he was expected to plead guilty to some of the 30 charges against him.
None of the packages exploded or even reached their targets and the authorities questioned the actual danger they posed. 'Very angry' As his trial loomed, information from Sayoc's past began to filter into the public sphere, fuelling the debate about extremism in the age of Trump and social media - a debate that grew more urgent as 11 people were shot dead at a Pittsburgh synagogue later in October.
A former strip club manager and an adept bodybuilder and martial arts practitioner, Sayoc discovered a passion for Trump just as his political star was rising.