[EVO X]

Here is some more info:

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/governor-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-militia/5921409002/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-men-charged-alleged-plot-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-n1242622

From the NBC article:

“Based on court documents, the FBI was well aware of the activities of the men charged Thursday and there does not seem to have been an imminent threat posed to Gov. Whitmer, a Democrat.”

[Buckeye McFrog]

and there does not seem to have been an imminent threat posed to Gov. Whitmer, a Democrat.”

So yesthatjallen is right, they were mouthing off in an online chat.