The prosecutor said the militia group had big plans. It plotted to take over Fort Stewart by seizing its ammunition control point and talked of bombing the Forsyth Park fountain in nearby Savannah, she said. In Washington state, she added, the group plotted to bomb a dam and poison the state's apple crop. Ultimately, prosecutors said, the militia's goal was to overthrow the government and assassinate the president.
Crackpot scheme. After taking over the fort, the element of surprise would be gone, their identities (and those associated with them) would be known, and they would find it difficult to get near the president. "Overthrow" is a big word. You and what army are going to be able to stage successful coup?
"Big plans".
When anarchists had plans to firebomb the 2008 GOP convention and to kidnap delegates, none of it made the national news. Even when they were subsequently convicted of their crimes.
“...poison the state’s apple crop...”
GA’s a big state. I wonder how they planned on doing that?