Defense requests immunity for FBI agents, informants in Whitmer kidnapping plot

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[TigerClaws]

(The Center Square) – A defense attorney for one of the five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked in a new filing that the court require the government to obtain orders of use immunity of the FBI agents and confidential human sources.

Scott Graham, the attorney for alleged extremist Kaleb Franks, wrote that the “illegal and unethical” use of confidential informants complicates the case.

The request follows three lead sting FBI agents who won’t be testifying in the March 8 trial in Grand Rapids.

Former lead FBI agent Richard Trask was arrested on a domestic violence charge after allegedly smashing his wife’s head into a desk after leaving a swinger sex party and was later fired.

A second FBI agent, Henrik Impola, also won’t be testifying after being accused of perjury in a separate case. Jayson Chambers, a third agent, allegedly used the Whitmer plot to promote his side security consulting firm called Exeintel.

At least 12 FBI confidential informants infiltrated the Whitmer plot and recorded more than 1,000 hours of conversation, and one informant even led military training.

The FBI knew at least one informant, former confidential human source (CHS) Stephen Robeson, was using money raised under the pretext of combating child sex trafficking to fund weapons. Although aware of Robeson's fraudulent activities in late 2020, the FBI didn’t charge him until a year later in Dec. 2021.

Court records say Robeson organized and paid for the “anti-government” meeting in Dublin, Ohio, on June 6, 2020, and on July 18, 2020, in Peebles, Ohio, where he bought “pizza, moonshine, and paid for atten

In all, “CHS Steve,” or Robeson, was paid $19,328.79.

Now, the FBI and prosecutors claim that Robeson was a “double agent” who disobeyed FBI rules, illegally purchased a firearm, undermined the investigation, offered to use a drone to commit domestic terrorism, and warned one of the alleged allegations plotters before an arrest.

On Sept. 26 – 13 days before the Whitmer sting – prosecutors charged Robeson with illegally obtaining a .50 caliber rifle. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from buying firearms.

It’s unclear why the FBI apparently allowed Robeson to use charity money to fund weapon purchases for the alleged attackers, only to later arrest Robeson for the same charge.

FBI confidential informants are also garnering national news headlines. On Jan. 11, 2022, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, asked Jill Sanborn, the FBI’s executive assistant director of the National Security Branch, four times whether the FBI used confidential informants and whether they committed any crimes of violence during the Jan. 6 riot. Sanborn never answered the question.

[TigerClaws]

This was the trial run for 1/6.

Fake crime then fake narrative the media had pre-written for them.

[coloradan]

Not only shouldn’t they have immunity, they shouldn’t have the right to remain silent, either - they were acting as government agents. Transparency in government requires that actions government agents take be known to (and accountable to) the governed public.

[Lurker]

Subpoena them all as hostile witnesses. Get them on the stand under oath.

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[Robert A Cook PE]

Weird request. It makes no sense.

Unless somehow, he’s going to then use them as witnesses against the FBI.

[rdcbn1]

That is exactly what the lawyer is trying to do. He wants to allow the defendents to testify how they were induced and possibly coerced or pressured into committing a crime they otherwise would not engaged in by FBI agents operating as agents provocateur intent on engineering a false flag operation for political impact to direct and shape public opinion in a negative policy direction

[SunkenCiv]

Divide and conquer. Thanks RACPE.

[SunkenCiv]

1. Former lead FBI agent Richard Trask was arrested on a domestic violence charge after allegedly smashing his wife’s head into a desk after leaving a swinger sex party and was later fired.
2. A second FBI agent, Henrik Impola, also won’t be testifying after being accused of perjury in a separate case.
3. Jayson Chambers, a third agent, allegedly used the Whitmer plot to promote his side security consulting firm called Exeintel.

[FreedomPoster]

>At least 12 FBI confidential informants infiltrated created the Whitmer plot

Fixed that.

[Herakles]

I remember from my youth people with a criminal mind set were drawn to getting into law enforcement and intelligence. Things haven’t changed. This organization needs to be reduce in size by 90% or just eliminated.

Oh, by the way remember that the person who worked for Janet Reno was the person who prevented the CIA from looking at the 20th hijacker’s laptop a month before 911. They hid her out in the open by putting her on the panel that investigated 911.

[Ann Archy]

WE PAY FOR THESE CORRUPT INSTIGATORS!!! STOP THIS MADNESS!

[norwaypinesavage]

"It’s unclear why the FBI apparently allowed Robeson to use charity money to fund weapon purchases for the alleged attackers, only to later arrest Robeson for the same charge."

It's perfectly obvious to me. The FBI didn't think they would be caught with the deception. They simply arrested him after the deceit was exposed.

[jughandle]

So the feds can instigate any crime they want, jail those they coerce, and go on live normally.

[LS]

That’s precisely what this is about.

[equaviator]

"the person who worked for Janet Reno was the person who prevented the CIA from looking at the 20th hijacker’s laptop a month before 911."

I think you're talking about Jamie Gorelik