Posted on 10/08/2020 8:27:50 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The militia group whose members planned to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was attempting to instigate a civil war through attacks on the state Capitol building and targeting police officers, officials said Thursday.
Members of the group, identified by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as the Wolverine Watchmen, are accused of crimes such as conducting surveillance outside of Whitmer’s vacation home, using code language and encrypted messages and putting a bomb under a bridge to distract police.
In total, 13 members were charged with felony crimes, including the six who were charged for the governor kidnapping plot, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Nessel described the members as “extremists” who were trying to gain members “by seizing on a moment of civil unrest" in the U.S.
“There has been a disturbing increase in anti-government rhetoric and the re-emergence of groups that embrace extremist ideologies,” Nessel said at a press conference. "This is more than just political disagreement or passionate advocacy, some of these groups’ mission is simply to create chaos and inflict harm upon others.”
Nessel’s announcement of charges against the seven additional members came after the FBI filed an affidavit on Thursday saying it stopped an attempt to abduct Whitmer in an alleged terror plot.
The six involved with the plans to kidnap Whitmer were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The affidavit named them as Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta.
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Same.
Massive distrust in any investigations they do anymore.
perfectly put-—now that the pump is primed, the lie will keep on running of its own accord. And will have an extended life as a lie about white supremacism on CNN and MSNBC, and even FOX, where , these days they allow Lefties to spew garbage and have whatever Conservatives are left sit there under orders NOT to argue with or correct them, just sit there and grit their teeth,and bite their tongue.
Gretchen Whitmer is blaming President Trump for the kidnap attempt. In her mind, Trump has inspired these anarchists with his rhetoric and he should be arrested for it. The Left is running out of gas with their gas lighting.
Also known as...
O. Henry
Wretchen’s October surprise. Joe & her already blaming Trump.
The plot failed when they couldn’t get anyone to pay them to get her back. When they started the “go fund me” page the feds came in and shut it down. They only got 5 bucks. Her husband said when they called for the ransom, “You broke it. you keep it”
that is an anarchist flag
Yep, immediately came to mind.
She appeared too happy in the press conference. Rigged.
They would have gotten a mile down the road with her, then stopped the car, a door opens, she’s thrown out and the car speeds off.
Whitmer would’ve been yelling “Hey, wait, I really am worth a ton of money! Hey come back here!’’
Mayberry Minutemen
And here it is 4 years later and The FIB still hasn't figured out that Hillary and Baraq and Georgy and co. plotted to kidnap The United States of America?
Yeah, the danaerys targaryen smirk said it all.
Whitmer is putting herself in a dangerous situation. When is it justified to try to get rid of a tyrant? She is getting close. The Supreme Court has ruled she does not have the powers she believed she had; she has asserted that she would ignore the court’s ruling. The thing to do now is to: a) seek a determination by the Michigan Supreme Court that she is in contempt of court and to seek sanctions and, b) prepare for the worst.
Re: “the FBI has been dirty for the last 30 years”
If only. At least 50 years.
Mark Felt, the Associate Director of the FBI, the #2 executive at the FBI, was “Deep Throat.”
Felt was leaking news items to Bob Woodward in 1970, before Watergate even started.
“There has been a disturbing increase in anti-government rhetoric and the re-emergence of groups that embrace extremist ideologies,” Nessel said at a press conference. “This is more than just political disagreement or passionate advocacy, some of these groups’ mission is simply to create chaos and inflict harm upon others.”
Textbook definition of Antifa. I’d love for Nessel to explain how those anarchists are different from these militia.
And for the record, no I’m not condoning what these people did. Unlike the Antifa cheerleaders.
All it would have taken was two guys . One on a rifle and one on a spotting scope. Morons
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