https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/michigan-governor-kidnap-plot/2020/10/08/0032e206-0980-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html
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The FBI revealed Thursday that it thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, unsealing charges against six people who it said contemplated a violent overthrow of the government and conducted firearms training, tested explosives and tactical drills.looking forward to trumps tweet declaring how unfair these "good guys" were treated and the pre-emptive pardon they will undoubtedly receive.
The plotters, according to an FBI affidavit, seemed to be motivated by their belief that state governments, including Michigan's, were violating the Constitution. One of those involved complained in June that Whitmer (D) was controlling the opening of gyms -- an apparent reference to coronavirus shut down restrictions. But unbeknown to them, the FBI had confidential informants recording many of their discussions, according to the affidavit.
