The attempted kidnapping of the governor of Michigan is thwarted
The US FBI says it has thwarted a plot to kidnap and oust Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Whitmire became a target for skeptics about the existence of the Corona virus after imposing strict measures that a judge canceled last week.
Officials said the kidnapping plot included six men who planned to hold a "trial for treason".
"There is no place for hatred, intolerance and violence" in Michigan, Whitmer said, describing the defendants as "corrupt."
According to an FBI affidavit, a secret law enforcement source attended a meeting in June in Dublin, Ohio, during which a group of militia members in Michigan debated overthrowing state governments "they believe are violating the US Constitution."
The indictment states that “many members spoke of killing“ tyrants ”or“ kidnapping ”the state governor.
Investigators arrested thirteen people in the case.
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