A New York man accused of making threats to Democratic lawmakers is a Nazi sympathizer who wanted Trump to be like Hitler, prosecutors say

• Brendan Hunt, from Queens, New York, is charged with threatening a number of lawmakers.
• At his trial this week, prosecutors said he was a Nazi sympathizer.
• Prosecutor said Hunt told his dad that he wanted Trump to declare martial law like Hitler.

A New York man accused of threatening to assault and murder Democratic Congress members is a Nazi sympathizer who wanted former President Donald Trump to declare martial law to maintain rule over the United States like Adolf Hitler did in Germany, prosecutors said at the man's trial this week, according to HuffPost.

Brendan Hunt, a 37-year-old from Queens, New York, is charged with threatening a number of lawmakers, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi, as well as Sen. Chuck Schumer.

As part of the trial that started on Wednesday, prosecutors shared texts Hunt shared with his father between November 2020 and January of this year.

"Trump should just declare martial law, cancel the transfer of power and round up the domestic enemies of our Republic," he said in one text, according to HuffPost. "The military and the American people will back him."

In another text, he wrote: "Hitler's first term in office, circumstances were such that it was necessary for him to override the democratic process and become the absolute leader of his country. Trump's should prob do the same if necessary."

He also texted his girlfriend to tell her he was reading Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf."

Following the Capitol insurrection, prosecutors said Hunt urged followers on social media to return to the Capitol and "kill your senators, slaughter them all," HuffPost reported.

If convicted, Hunt faces up to 10 years in prison.