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FBI agent who played key role in Whitmer kidnap investigation charged with assault
Washington Examiner via MSN ^ | 7/19/21 | Jeremy Beaman

Posted on 07/19/2021 4:57:32 PM PDT by Libloather

A special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved in the operation that resulted in a group of men being charged for allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was criminally charged on Monday in connection to a domestic incident.

Richard Trask was arraigned in a Michigan court on one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than a murder charge, after a domestic incident with his wife on Sunday and subsequently released on a $10,000 recognizance bond, according to the Detroit News.

Trask, 39, began his stint at the FBI in 2011 and has worked on terrorism and domestic extremism investigations, according to court documents. At least one of the investigations became a major story last October during some of the most politically tense moments of the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal prosecutors relied on the findings of an FBI investigation that began in early 2020 in charging six members associated with militia group "Wolverine Watchmen" that allegedly planned a conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat.

In an Oct. 6 affidavit, Trask swore to an account detailing what agents discovered during their investigation, a document integral to the government's case.

"Several members talked about murdering 'tyrants' or 'taking' a sitting governor," the affidavit said. "The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: assault; fbi; fib; gestapogretchen; gretchenwhitmer; kidnap; michigan; richardtrask; whitler; whitmer
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To: Libloather

Damn good work by the responding Social Workier.


21 posted on 07/19/2021 8:18:52 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: Libloather

What do you want to bet he still has his guns?


22 posted on 07/19/2021 9:09:52 PM PDT by Mastador1
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Hannity has it backwards, it’s 99% bad, 1% good, and I’m not sure they really exist.
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Is he still yapping about the 99% FIB saints? He’s somewhat of a moron, and he’s getting worse by the day. Simply CANNOT learn to keep his mouth shut. Prattles on nonstop until it becomes an unbearable torture to listen to him. The Elizabeth McDonald and Larry Kudlow programs on Fox Business are much better.


23 posted on 07/20/2021 5:04:28 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ("It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." Ben Franklin)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Hannity has it backwards, it’s 99% bad, 1% good, and I’m not sure they really exist.
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Is he still yapping about the 99% FIB saints? He’s somewhat of a moron, and he’s getting worse by the day. Simply CANNOT learn to keep his mouth shut. Prattles on nonstop until it becomes an unbearable torture to listen to him. The Elizabeth McDonald and Larry Kudlow programs on Fox Business are much better.


24 posted on 07/20/2021 5:04:47 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ("It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." Ben Franklin)
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To: Reily
It doesn’t look like he’s a SA but just an informant.

The article:

A special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved in the operation that resulted in a group of men being charged for allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was criminally charged on Monday in connection to a domestic incident.


25 posted on 07/20/2021 7:29:32 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I’m running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique

Ok missed that.
I stand corrected.


26 posted on 07/20/2021 7:37:00 AM PDT by Reily
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