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evidenceevidencedigital2015 Federal TrialDefendant's tweets concerning violent jihadWeinreb argued that the defendant's tweets expressed his own reasons for believing in violent jihad and did not mention his brother. He used them in rebuttal to the defense's mitigation account of Tamerlan's influence.
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Defendant's tweets concerning violent jihad

Weinreb argued that the defendant's tweets expressed his own reasons for believing in violent jihad and did not mention his brother. He used them in rebuttal to the defense's mitigation account of Tamerlan's influence.

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Weinreb cited the tweets to argue that the defendant independently embraced violent jihad, rather than acting solely under his brother's influence.

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