Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot: what was on hours of newly revealed FBI tapes.
1 year, 1 month ago

Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot: what was on hours of newly revealed FBI tapes.

Slate  

In the fall of 2020, the FBI announced it had made several arrests and foiled a chilling conspiracy to kidnap and possibly assassinate Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer. They were like, “Well, good, I’m glad the FBI is going after these people.” They’re like, “I know I should care about the Fourth Amendment. I think in any big project there are people that you’re like, “If only that person would talk to me.” Sometimes you get them; sometimes you never get them. Garrison: I guess I would say, too, in the defense of the FBI, you hear some of these people’s speech, and you wouldn’t want the FBI to listen to it and be like, “It’s cool. Bensinger: But of course, if you ask any of these people, it’s not like the experience of having gone through this will make the people in this case trust the government more.

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Gretchen Whitmer condemns political violence against herself — and Trump
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gretchen Whitmer condemns political violence against herself — and Trump

Raw Story  

"Gretchen Whitmer condemns political violence against Trump and herself" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Whitmer delivered the festival’s keynote address Thursday, presenting her recent book, “True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Decries ‘Calls To Hate’ Behind Political Violence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Decries ‘Calls To Hate’ Behind Political Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the target of a 2020 kidnapping plot, condemned the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and decried the act as part of an “alarming, years-long trend” of violence in American politics. “The shooting of former President Trump was a disgusting act of violence that caps off an alarming, years-long trend in our …

‘Anti-government’ extremists, undercover agents and a secret plot: What happened in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case?
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Anti-government’ extremists, undercover agents and a secret plot: What happened in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case?

The Independent  

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Three men jailed for at least seven years over plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
2 years, 3 months ago

Three men jailed for at least seven years over plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent  

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Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits
2 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits

The Independent  

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Michigan governor hopeful makes light of Whitmer kidnap plot
2 years, 6 months ago

Michigan governor hopeful makes light of Whitmer kidnap plot

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Republican candidate for Michigan governor on Friday compared Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s policies to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Democratic incumbent, remarks that Democrats criticized as making light of a serious and dangerous crime. “For someone so worried about being kidnapped, Gretchen Whitmer sure is good at taking business hostage.” At an event later Friday, Dixon …

Two men convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
2 years, 7 months ago

Two men convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

LA Times  

Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox were found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor and conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a bomb to destroy a bridge. Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were also found guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a bomb to blow up a bridge and …

Witnesses say duo was eager to kidnap Michigan governor
2 years, 7 months ago

Witnesses say duo was eager to kidnap Michigan governor

Associated Press  

Two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. And it’s creating a perception, I think, among the jurors that the court has a preference for how this case ends.” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker defended his decision, saying there was no need for certain questions to be “teed up over and over again.” He complained about the trial’s pace …

GOP candidate floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election
2 years, 11 months ago

GOP candidate floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election

Raw Story  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano shared a conspiracy theory Thursday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plotted with the FBI to “fake her own kidnapping” in an effort to have a “direct impact on the 2020 election results” after two suspects were found not guilty last week. As we all saw last week, the FBI conceived a plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer …

Far-right Republicans spin conspiracies after Whitmer kidnap plot acquittal
2 years, 11 months ago

Far-right Republicans spin conspiracies after Whitmer kidnap plot acquittal

Raw Story  

After two suspects in the alleged plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were found not guilty last week, some Republicans in Michigan and nationwide are blaming the FBI, saying the plot was “politicized” and denying it happened altogether. Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno tweeted Saturday that he predicted the “Whitmer kidnapping sham was entrapment by the FBI …

Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
2 years, 11 months ago

Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Associated Press  

Defense attorneys quickly rested their case Thursday after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. At one point, Harris snapped, “Next question.” “Everyone can take it down a notch,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said later. A key part of the government’s case is a firearms training weekend at Luther, Michigan, in September 2020 with a …

Agent: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotters ‘excited’ about bomb
3 years ago

Agent: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotters ‘excited’ about bomb

Associated Press  

Two men described as leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Prosecutors say Fox especially wanted to blow up a bridge near Whitmer’s second home in northern Michigan to thwart any police response to a kidnapping. Fox was excited about what he saw in the video,” Bates told the jury, adding that Croft “was also excited.” Traveling in three …

Gretchen Whitmer was to be tied up and posed for photos in kidnap plot, trial hears
3 years ago

Gretchen Whitmer was to be tied up and posed for photos in kidnap plot, trial hears

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four self-proclaimed militiamen who allegedly planned to kidnap Democratic Michigan …

FBI: Accused wanted ‘tyrant’ Gov. Whitmer tied up on table
3 years ago

FBI: Accused wanted ‘tyrant’ Gov. Whitmer tied up on table

Associated Press  

A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the “tyrant” on a table then pose for a photo “like we just made the biggest drug bust,” according to a secret recording played for jurors Thursday. Agent Mark Schweers told the jury that he was posing …

Lawyers: FBI Lured Men For Michigan Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot
3 years ago

Lawyers: FBI Lured Men For Michigan Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Investigators stepped in and stopped a “tragedy” when the men were planning to acquire a bomb to blow up a bridge near Whitmer’s home, Roth said. He also said jurors would see social media posts and hear secretly recorded conversations full of …

EXPLAINER: Charges in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: Charges in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Four members of anti-government groups are facing trial this week on federal charges accusing them in a chilling plot to abduct Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, in 2020. Jury instructions proposed by prosecutors prior to trial explain that convictions on the kidnapping and weapons conspiracy charges require evidence that each defendant committed at least one of the long …

Michigan governor kidnap mastermind wanted to execute her on live TV and burn the state capitol: report
4 years, 4 months ago

Michigan governor kidnap mastermind wanted to execute her on live TV and burn the state capitol: report

Raw Story  

On Thursday, the Detroit Free Pressreported that the militia ringleader behind the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also planned to execute her on live TV — and burn down the state capitol in Lansing with everyone still inside it. "No one would get out of the Michigan State Capitol alive under the initial plan devised by the accused …

Trump says plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer was ‘maybe a problem, maybe it wasn’t’
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump says plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer was ‘maybe a problem, maybe it wasn’t’

The Independent  

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‘Lock her up': Trump launches fresh attack on kidnap plot governor Gretchen Whitmer at Michigan rally
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Lock her up': Trump launches fresh attack on kidnap plot governor Gretchen Whitmer at Michigan rally

The Independent  

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Gretchen Whitmer: Court hearing resumes in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
4 years, 5 months ago

Gretchen Whitmer: Court hearing resumes in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

The Independent  

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Trump claims Michigan governor ‘wants to be dictator’ as critics say he encouraged kidnap plot
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump claims Michigan governor ‘wants to be dictator’ as critics say he encouraged kidnap plot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump has issued a new attack against Michigan …

FBI: Kidnap plot suspects weighed targeting Virginia governor
4 years, 5 months ago

FBI: Kidnap plot suspects weighed targeting Virginia governor

Al Jazeera  

FBI agent reveals steps that led to charges against six men over plot to kidnap Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent has testified during a court hearing in Michigan. Special Agent Richard Trask also revealed more detail about investigators’ use of confidential informants, undercover …

Sheriff who appeared at rally with Michigan kidnapping suspect says alleged plot may have been an 'arrest’
4 years, 5 months ago

Sheriff who appeared at rally with Michigan kidnapping suspect says alleged plot may have been an 'arrest’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A sitting Sheriff in Michigan who appeared on stage at …

$10m bail set for militia members accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
4 years, 5 months ago

$10m bail set for militia members accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent  

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Who is Gretchen Whitmer, what is her history with Trump and what was the kidnap plot?
4 years, 5 months ago

Who is Gretchen Whitmer, what is her history with Trump and what was the kidnap plot?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump’s tense relationship …

Trump calls Gretchen Whitmer ungrateful for being saved from militia kidnap plot
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump calls Gretchen Whitmer ungrateful for being saved from militia kidnap plot

The Independent  

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Suspects in Whitmer kidnap plot went to armed anti-lockdown rallies, Michigan attorney general says
4 years, 5 months ago

Suspects in Whitmer kidnap plot went to armed anti-lockdown rallies, Michigan attorney general says

The Independent  

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The frighteningly sophisticated plan to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer.
55 years, 2 months ago

The frighteningly sophisticated plan to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer.

Slate  

The 13 militia members who were arrested on Thursday by state and federal authorities for allegedly planning to kidnap and possibly assassinate Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, were not amateurs. Their motivations seem clear: a desire to overthrow Michigan’s government and create a society that “followed the U.S. Bill of Rights and would allow for citizens to be self-sufficient,” according to …

Gretchen Whitmer hits out at Trump as she denounces plot to kidnap her
4 years, 5 months ago

Gretchen Whitmer hits out at Trump as she denounces plot to kidnap her

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to Fox Business by phone, Mr Trump called Gov Whitmer the “lockup queen” …

FBI breaks up militia plot to kidnap governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer
4 years, 5 months ago

FBI breaks up militia plot to kidnap governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Authorities say members of the Wolverine Watchmen group talked about murdering “tyrants” or “taking” …

Trump campaign doubles down on attacks on Gretchen Whitmer despite chilling kidnap plot
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump campaign doubles down on attacks on Gretchen Whitmer despite chilling kidnap plot

The Independent  

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Trump called Gretchen Whitmer 'lockup queen' hours before FBI announced far-right plot kidnap her
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump called Gretchen Whitmer 'lockup queen' hours before FBI announced far-right plot kidnap her

The Independent  

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Inside the basement where group allegedly plotted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
4 years, 5 months ago

Inside the basement where group allegedly plotted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent  

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Alleged plot against Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is chilling (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Alleged plot against Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is chilling (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Elie Honig is a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor. But Thursday’s FBI complaint detailing the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and overthrow several state governments is uniquely chilling: It suggests that the nation has gone down a dark new road. According to the complaint’s allegations, the charged defendants held actual “field …

Fears of far-right extremism deepen as 13 are charged in plots to kidnap Michigan governor, attack Capitol
4 years, 5 months ago

Fears of far-right extremism deepen as 13 are charged in plots to kidnap Michigan governor, attack Capitol

LA Times  

Six people are accused of planning to kidnap Gov. A plot to storm the Michigan state Capitol, kidnap the governor and put her on trial for “uncontrolled power” revealed Thursday how brazen far-right armed extremist groups have become in recent years at striking out against the government and those they hold in contempt for perceived threats against their liberties. Additionally, …

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