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FBI says it foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor
The Hill ^ | 10 08 2020 | Zack Budryk

Posted on 10/08/2020 9:05:42 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A militia group planned to violently depose Michigan’s government and abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), the FBI said in a federal affidavit filed Thursday.

"Several members talked about murdering 'tyrants' or 'taking' a sitting governor," an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit, obtained by the Detroit News. "The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message."

Federal prosecutors plan to make a fuller statement on the alleged plot later Thursday, according to the newspaper.

At least five men have been charged in connection with the alleged plot, identified as Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, according to the affidavit.

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To: yesthatjallen

Five minutes after kidnapping that insufferable woman, the kidnappers would’ve run and turned themselves in just to get away from her.


41 posted on 10/08/2020 9:18:47 AM PDT by ScottinVA (First, letÂ’s deal with the election; then weÂ’ll deal with BLM.)
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To: Redleg Duke
Sounds like the another Reichstag fire, to me.

So clumsy and transparent.
42 posted on 10/08/2020 9:19:15 AM PDT by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Probably some kooks from the Thumb like the guy who used to hang out with Tim McVeigh.


43 posted on 10/08/2020 9:19:42 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: DannyTN

You bring up a valid point. I thought she superceeded the ruling and went back to certain lock downs.


44 posted on 10/08/2020 9:19:58 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: yesthatjallen

OR——

Who can trust the FBI at present after Comey and the false submissions to the FISA Court.


45 posted on 10/08/2020 9:20:56 AM PDT by John Leland 1789
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To: yesthatjallen

“Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit,

Don’t “conspirators” have to actually make actions towards the alleged “conspiracy”?

Just “talking” about it doesn’t make it so

And why does law enforement know about THIS yet not antifa months ago . . . funding, leadership, support, et al?


46 posted on 10/08/2020 9:20:58 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (See George Fetanyl's mile-long Rap Sheet . . . TAG PedoJoe with "DEFUND the POLICE")
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To: Fido969

Wasn’t it Madonna who “thought” a lot about blowing up the White House?

And the FIB do dothing. Corrupt bastards.


47 posted on 10/08/2020 9:21:10 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: ScottinVA

Exactly.

If you wanted her gone, you’d just kill her.

Why kidnap her and have to put up with things like keeping her fed, keeping her alive, dealing with potential medical issues, listening to her yap all day, etc.?

It makes no practical sense.


48 posted on 10/08/2020 9:21:14 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: Magnatron

The same FBI that didn’t hear nuthin’ about a deep state coup to take down President Trump.


49 posted on 10/08/2020 9:21:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: yesthatjallen

It would be nice to see them “foil” just one Antifa plot. Shouldnt be too hard, pretty low hanging fruit since they are rioting every F ing night in some places.


50 posted on 10/08/2020 9:21:37 AM PDT by 1malumprohibitum
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To: yesthatjallen

Madonna dreamed of “blowing up the Whitehouse”

Where were our heroes in the fbi then?


51 posted on 10/08/2020 9:21:49 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (See George Fetanyl's mile-long Rap Sheet . . . TAG PedoJoe with "DEFUND the POLICE")
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To: yesthatjallen

not sure that the fbi has any credibility left..

dropping the BS card on this one.


52 posted on 10/08/2020 9:22:52 AM PDT by QualityMan ( Mr. President, we have your back.)
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To: immadashell

Six is “At least five”. LOL


53 posted on 10/08/2020 9:23:12 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Wait a minute....

So the FBI can IGNORE a treasonous plan of insurrection on the part of our elected representatives, -COMPLETELY ignore and deny it...

But they are hard at work sniffing out a couple of crackpots who are wishing to somehow depose the Governor from their parent’s basements???


54 posted on 10/08/2020 9:23:16 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: Mariner

>>There are more FBI agents in various militias than there are patriots.
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>>I am always amazed that some of these folks openly plan illegal acts in those circumstances.

It would be interesting to know how many ploys they tried to snare the TEA party patriots. No way they didn’t try at least one sting operation and since nothing ever came of it, no one took the bait.


55 posted on 10/08/2020 9:23:34 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: Skywise

I second that “total bullshit”


56 posted on 10/08/2020 9:23:59 AM PDT by neverbluffer
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To: mikelets456

I doubt she superceded the ruling.

She probably just excercised whatever authority remained under the later law, not the 1945 law that the court said she couldn’t use.


57 posted on 10/08/2020 9:24:59 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: yesthatjallen

While running an op to overthrow a duly elected President.


58 posted on 10/08/2020 9:25:24 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Fido969

Was Madonna Arrested when she threatened to burn down the White House, presumably with POTUS Trump inside at the time?


59 posted on 10/08/2020 9:26:03 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: DannyTN

Actually she went back to the court and said “are you really SURE that is what you’ve decided?”

The woman is nothing if not slow on the uptake.


60 posted on 10/08/2020 9:26:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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