Two other far-right activists had already been convicted two months ago for orchestrating the kidnapping of Governor Gretchen Whitmer, due to the anti-Covid restrictions the elected official had imposed on this state in the north of the United States.
Joseph Morrison, Paul Bellar and Pete Musico – all Michigan natives and described as members of the far-right Wolverine Watchmen militia – face up to 20 years in prison and a $ 20,000 fine, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. declaration. The sentence is scheduled for December 15, 2022.
“Today three defendants were convicted of material support for terrorism, belonging to gangs and possessing a weapon in the commission of a crime to support a conspiracy to kidnap and kill me,” Democrat Gretchen Whitmer said on Twitter immediately after the court of law. dominant attorney general.
Incitement to civil war
The plot to kidnap the governor, which according to Dana Nessel’s office included inciting a civil war in the United States, caused a national outcry when it was revealed just weeks before the 2020 presidential election.
“Terrorist attacks and shootings are not spontaneous acts, they are the result of planning, conspiracy and the accumulation of resources for violent acts,” commented Dana Nessel.
