UNITED STATES V. MOHAMUD 15 The agents told Mohamud there was “no shame” in not going through with his plan. They reminded him that “[w]ith us you always have a choice.” When asked what he would have done if he had not met the agents, Mohamud said that he had planned to leave the country, “find the right people,” “be somewhere they cannot capture you,” and meet up with AlAli. The three then walked to Pioneer Courthouse Square, where Mohamud detailed the proposed attack. Two days later, Youssef emailed Mohamud that he and Hussein would present Mohamud’s plan to the “council.” He also asked Mohamud to explain his rationale for the attack, as “a bomb is a very serious matter.” Mohamud replied that he had prayed for guidance and that his faith “was sky high for no apparent reason,” which he saw as a sign “that the traffic[] [l]ight is green lol.” F. Youssef and Hussein Test Mohamud’s Resolve On September 7, 2010, Youssef and Hussein met again with Mohamud. They convinced Mohamud not to martyr himself (i.e., to detonate the bomb remotely), and offered to help him leave the country after the bombing. They also advised that he did not have to go forward with the plan. The agents showed Mohamud an FBI-produced mock jihadi training video, which included an explosion being triggered by cell phone. Mohamud said the video was “beautiful.” To test his resolve, the agents gave Mohamud $2,800 to carry out specific tasks: purchase a list of bomb components, decide where to park the van with the bomb, and rent his own