More than a dozen people are accused of participating in what the FBI is calling a “violent” militia scheme involving people from several different states to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a hostage and overthrow the Michigan government.
The most surprising part to me is the FBI actually investigating and prosecuting rather than funding and assisting.
TL;DR Dem MI governor invoked emergency powers to handle pandemic; GOP wanted to kill them after April 30; on Oct 3 the MI Supreme Court ruled her powers unconstitutional.
Yeah it’s a win-win for them. Entrap and organize a bunch of rightwing psychos to kidnap the Democrat governor. If it’s needed and goes well, they remove a political opponent. If it isn’t they can call it off and have plausible deniability if something goes wrong. Even get credit for stopping a terrorist and saving the day.
Ladies and gentlemen, we've got ourselves an op. Tying up loose ends now that they're no longer needed.
Totally missed this in the news, just read up on it.
TL;DR Dem MI governor invoked emergency powers to handle pandemic; GOP wanted to kill them after April 30; on Oct 3 the MI Supreme Court ruled her powers unconstitutional.
The coincidence is pretty uncanny.
Pretty smart, ngl.
Yeah it’s a win-win for them. Entrap and organize a bunch of rightwing psychos to kidnap the Democrat governor. If it’s needed and goes well, they remove a political opponent. If it isn’t they can call it off and have plausible deniability if something goes wrong. Even get credit for stopping a terrorist and saving the day.