US Police Foals Kidnapping Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer | Abroad

The Democrate Whitmer at a press conference called the conspirators “sick” and “depraved.” She also lashed out at President Donald Trump. He was accused of causing more suspicion and anger in society during the pandemic. “The president stood before the American people last week and refused to condemn white nationalists and hate groups like these two Michigan militias.”

The FBI tracked down the plot against Whitmer through social media. There allegedly discussed a possible violent uprising against the government. One of the main suspects is said to have called the governor a “tyrant” and a “bitch” in a video streamed on Facebook. He also complained about the government measures against the corona virus.

The suspect is said to have said in June that he would need “two hundred men” to storm the government building in Lansing. There the governor had to be captured and later tried for treason. The group eventually decided to strike at the vacation home and considered using explosives to divert police attention. The help of a local militia would also have been requested.

Authorities are prosecuting six men alleged to be involved in the plot to kidnap the governor. They risk life imprisonment. Seven people associated with the Wolverine Watchmen militia also face court. They are suspected of providing logistical support to terrorists and other criminal offenses.

Whitmer, who has long been known as a critic of President Trump, made himself unpopular in some circles by pursuing strict corona policies. Thousands of right-wing activists took to the streets earlier this year to protest her measures, which they found far too strict. Trump has encouraged such protests by writing “liberated Michigan” on Twitter.

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