The founder of an Illinois militia group, who was found guilty in connection to the bombing of a Minnesota mosque in 2017, now wants to be legally declared a transgender woman claiming the 'inner conflict' of hergender dysphoria and online right-wing conspiracy theories led up to the attack.Michael Hari, who now identifies as Emily Claire Hari, 50, is asking to be legally recognized as a transgender woman and for an amended prison placement based on her transgender identityas federal Minnesota assistant public defender Shannon Elkins argues Hari's 'inner conflict' should allow for theminimum sentencing of 30 years, according to a recent filing. Elkins is asking US District Judge Donovan Frank to grant her client the minimum sentence rather than the life sentence that is being sought by prosecutors.'She strongly desired making a full transition but knew she would be ostracized from everyone and everything she knew,' Hari's defense attorney, Shannon Elkins, wrote in court documents obtai...
