In phone calls with him , his mother twice mentioned that she had contact with close friends of Tamerlan Tsarnaev , according to prosecutors . Defense continues to strike U.S. ` ` betrayal '' as grounds for death penalty . Prosecutors continue to monitor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's family visits . Tsarnaev , meanwhile , is accused of planting bombs at the finish line of the 2014 Boston Marathon . His trial is set for early November , with the government seeking the death penalty .
Defense continues to strike U.S. ` ` betrayal '' as grounds for death penalty . Prosecutors continue to monitor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's family visits . Tsarnaev , meanwhile , is accused of planting bombs at the finish line of the 2014 Boston Marathon . His trial is set for early November , with the government seeking the death penalty .