Washington: A troubling pattern has caught the attention of federal prosecutors and law enforcement: “nihilistic violent extremism”. Experts warn the term is new, but the phenomenon behind it is not. The label appeared in a March search warrant connected to a Wisconsin teenager active on a Telegram network called Terrorgram.

Nikita Casap, now 18, is accused of killing his mother and stepfather as part of a broader plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, ignite a political revolution and “save the white race” from “Jewish-controlled” politicians, according to investigators quoting alleged documents found on Casap’s phone.

A federal law enforcement officer wrote in the court filing, “Nihilistic violent extremists act primarily from a hatred of society at large and a desire to bring ab

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