6 Men Charged In Months-Long
Violent Plot To Kidnap Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Forbes,
by
Jemima McEvoy
Original Article
Posted By: Mauigirl,
10/8/2020 2:26:18 PM
Six men have been charged for their alleged involvement in a months-long violent plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the November election that went as far as surveilling her vacation home and practicing the detonation of a bomb against human silhouette targets.
Michigan Democrats Hold News Conference After Post-Primary Unity Rally
The group plotted to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home.
KEY FACTS
Each man, if convicted, faces a term of up to life in prison for conspiring to kidnap the governor, said U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge during a Thursday afternoon news conference.
Media to spin this into a right-wing conspiracy involving the President in 3 2 1
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Nimby 10/8/2020 2:32:39 PM (No. 566156)
Who cares?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Griller1 10/8/2020 2:35:26 PM (No. 566158)
All that plotting, and all they really had to do was wait for the courts to shut the tyrantess down.
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The Tale of Little Red Chief comes to mind...
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Lanetam 10/8/2020 2:38:39 PM (No. 566163)
I am going to let this one stew for a couple of days until more info gets out.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
TrueBlueWfan 10/8/2020 2:40:12 PM (No. 566165)
Who'd pay a ransom for her?
I smell BS here,but not sure the motivation...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
snakeoil 10/8/2020 2:40:30 PM (No. 566167)
Would have resembled O. Henry's The Ransom of Red Chief.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 10/8/2020 2:47:16 PM (No. 566175)
These fools could not kidnap a mole from their back yards. If you're planning a kidnapping it's best not to disclose your plans by using computers.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
PChristopher 10/8/2020 2:55:35 PM (No. 566186)
I suspect you're going to start hearing about more of this sort of thing but as it becomes more apparent that people feel they can't wait for the next rigged election
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Chiritwo 10/8/2020 3:00:33 PM (No. 566193)
For some reason, I don't believe it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
curious1 10/8/2020 3:01:09 PM (No. 566194)
FBI, eh? The same FBI that publicly claimed President Trump was being 'investigated' for possible collusion with the Russians? Zero credence to any of their claims from now on. And same for most of the DOJ lefty lawyers, too. How many of the group were pushed on by FBI moles? And who in their right mind, unless these guys are actually lefties, would want to kidnap Witchmer? Totally unbelievable. Probably a false flag ginned up by faye-wray and the fibbie clowns.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
pensom2 10/8/2020 3:07:26 PM (No. 566201)
Was one of the kidnap plotters named Jussie?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 10/8/2020 3:08:05 PM (No. 566203)
Her summer place is about 15 mi north of here. That's where her husband tried to "encourage" the local marina to move their boat to the front of line for hauling/launching this spring. He mentioned just who he was and when they refused and told the media, he decided to take his wife's M O and lie -saying he was 'just kidding'.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 10/8/2020 3:08:26 PM (No. 566204)
How do we contribute to their bail funds?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 10/8/2020 3:08:58 PM (No. 566205)
I bet it was instigated by some FBI operative amongst some low IQ dupes, if the whole thing isn't just completely made up to make Constitutionalists look bad.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
padiva 10/8/2020 3:10:28 PM (No. 566209)
Why???
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Sunhan65 10/8/2020 3:14:27 PM (No. 566212)
They'd have to pay a ransom to give her back.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Ribicon 10/8/2020 3:29:50 PM (No. 566228)
Homeland Security makes a laughable statement about how white supremacists are the greatest threat facing the nation. And a few days later, lo and behold, a collection of clowns gets caught in a ridiculous plot, as if they were set up for it by some agency.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Sully 10/8/2020 3:38:14 PM (No. 566238)
They planned a mostly peaceful kidnapping.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 10/8/2020 3:47:40 PM (No. 566247)
Well, I can't sanction lawbreaking.....but occasionally one thinks of lost opportunities.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
droopydog 10/8/2020 3:55:20 PM (No. 566259)
This story stinks to high heaven. "Months long"...you see, this wasn't just some drummed up crisis meant to shade the election in the Dems favor. Also, it was a "violent plot"...of course, there was no violence involved, was there? Bottom line: Trump/Republicans=White Supremacists. Trump is making serious inroads in the black community, especially in Michigan. This can't be allowed to stand.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 10/8/2020 3:56:42 PM (No. 566260)
#5, that's the O'Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief", and probably a good analogy.
Nobody would pay for her freedom, they'd be happy she was gone, and willing to contribute to pay for them to never turn her loose, I'd bet.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
smokincol 10/8/2020 3:59:40 PM (No. 566267)
more news from the sublime to the ridiculous. this has white supremacy written all over it by inference only because the democrats only deal in falsehoods and exaggeration. who would care, anyway, if she was abducted and carried away to a place not meant for habitation, that's what she's making Michigan, anyway.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 10/8/2020 4:02:57 PM (No. 566270)
Far from a "Right Wing Conservative Trumpster"... at least one of the guys arrested is an Anarchist:
https://mobile.twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1314267058339819520
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Namma 10/8/2020 4:54:05 PM (No. 566307)
I thought the summer residence of the gov. of Michigan was on Mackinaw Island. If the gov. was on the island it sure as heck would have been hard to kidnap her. And just not worth the trouble.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
NYbob 10/8/2020 5:03:45 PM (No. 566313)
Someone in the FBI will get a promotion for this. Meanwhile, how is their effort to stop ANTIFA and BLM going? Any news on the coup attempt by highly placed rats to overthrow the government? Is there ONE agent in that rotten agency who actually meant the oath they took to become a 'Special Agent?'
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Right Time 10/8/2020 5:13:30 PM (No. 566325)
I get it. When Pelosi's pork-filled state bailout for Covid bill failed, the plan was to have the useless Whitmer kidnapped and demand a ransom from Trump that will clear Michigan's slate.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
TXknitter 10/8/2020 5:13:32 PM (No. 566326)
I am with #12. The same FBI who never had a press conference on any of the threats against our President. FBI jumps high and flies into action when a DEMOCRAT is threatened. I am very suspicious.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
vesparado1 10/8/2020 5:14:48 PM (No. 566327)
Sounds like no overt acts against Whitmer took place, making their activities "mostly non-violent". Release without bail ...
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
red1066 10/8/2020 5:15:24 PM (No. 566329)
If it was stopped before anything happened, how could it have been violent?
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
BarryNo 10/8/2020 5:22:12 PM (No. 566332)
I want a real close look at this. Sounds like a set up, though I'm not sure bywhom.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Buzzman 10/8/2020 5:25:52 PM (No. 566337)
The important thing here is that this has never happened in the history of the United States. If I were Gretchen Whitmer I would not be blaming President Trump but rather thinking about why this has happened because of what she has done using the virus as an excuse.
The country is being divided by tyrants who will one day, like or not, pay for there transgressions. I can't wait.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Ditto1958 10/8/2020 5:30:20 PM (No. 566342)
Fake news? Gotta be
Who would kidnap her?
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Edgelady 10/8/2020 5:38:55 PM (No. 566350)
OK, I’m not one with a mindset to kidnap anyone so I have no idea how these jokers think. What I do know is the lady gov is a real hateful piece of work. So vote her out, simple. But why kidnap her? What are you going to do with her? Insist on a ransom, really? But then these guys don’t sound all that smart. Maybe they were guys with big mouths. Waiting for evidence.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
MattMusson 10/8/2020 5:41:51 PM (No. 566352)
Well timed FBI BS! Right before the election they are hall in a group of small time anarchists and portray them as Boogeyman Militia! The pulled this crap right before the Midterms too.
With Great Power comes Great Responsibility. The FBI has been found unworthy.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
stablemoney 10/8/2020 5:50:35 PM (No. 566358)
As evidence: they drove by her vacation house, then exploded some fireworks. Is that it? This is ripe for leftist and FBI narrative building. Amazing they are able to sniff this out so quickly, but cannot find a terrorist in the country. Arrested and charged already, but the coup to overthrow the president by self same authorities has no charges or arrests.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
rochow 10/8/2020 5:51:30 PM (No. 566359)
Perhaps some of them turn out to be Dems. In that case they will be out in a week, those of the Republican persuasion will do the time for all of them!
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
web 10/8/2020 6:01:32 PM (No. 566365)
The FBI cannot find any evidence of Antifa involvement in the violence and rioting in the leftist cities of America. I'm surprised they can manage to go to the restroom, since they would be hard pressed and confused to find where to wipe.
They send in FBI informants to radicalize and offer assistance to islamic and "right-wing extremist" groups. Offer to supply info and materials to build bombs, have the informants make statements of violence, then see who will agree with it. Then they send in the swat teams. Sounds like a conspiracy to me, to make themselves look good, and support their statements of the threat of "right-wing extremists."
Be aware that just stating that BLM and antifa rioters should be shot, or advocating for clamping down on them with violent measures, can be seen by the FBI as "verbalizing an intention to commit violence" and can bring them breaking down your door at 4am. Then you are all over the media as a violent "right-wing extremist" that the noble and brave FBI protected the American public from.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 10/8/2020 6:12:29 PM (No. 566372)
Let me first say I am no Whitmer fan. She needs to be recalled. But, what part of stupid describes what the 6 guys had plotted - the Stu or the pid?
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
bighambone 10/8/2020 6:32:27 PM (No. 566389)
The liberal Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is blaming President Trump for the attempt to kidnap her, even though it was Trump’s Federal Agents and Federal Prosecutor who investigated and arrested the perpetrators. Whitmer insinuated that Trump has met with such groups and has egged them on to break the law. She presented no proof of her claims.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
DVC 10/8/2020 6:55:28 PM (No. 566401)
Whitmer is delusional, and a liar. Probably a setup to try to blame on the President.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 10/8/2020 7:15:59 PM (No. 566420)
FBI (Federal Bungling Idiots) bungles another entrapment frame-up and try to pass it off as "right wing militia" They're actually anarchists who despise president Trump. You'd do better if you didn't use leftwing ideologues to infiltrate.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
WI Cynic 10/8/2020 7:20:08 PM (No. 566425)
Governor Whitmer is blaming President Trump? She thinks he hired the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges?
Let's think about this. The man was a successful New York City real estate developer. He's probably had to pay massive bribes to "Non Governmental Agencies" to get his projects done, and has certainly met lots of unsavory characters. If he wanted her dead, he probably could have hired it done with a phone call. She'd have been dead before the day was out, and Famous But Incompetent would never have caught a sniff of it.
The only break in the case would be 40 years later when either Bubba or Tony wrote a memoir from their death bed.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Strike3 10/8/2020 7:23:00 PM (No. 566428)
First, I suggest they take a poll of Michigan residents to see how many approve.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 10/8/2020 7:35:31 PM (No. 566432)
Hmmm, why do Ruby Ridge and Waco come to mind right now?
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
Hazymac 10/8/2020 7:44:23 PM (No. 566439)
I tend not to believe this. I'm sure there are white supremacists in a few backwoods hollows; they are regarded about as positively by white conservatives as toothless crackheads. Subhumans as bad as any violent revolutionaries of any other race. Race does not connote goodness or badness; it connotes race only. Right now America has a serious problem with BLM-Antifa crime. Conjuring up some fall guys for a white supremacy plot--kidnapping a governor, no less--just doesn't make sense on any level. Even evil people aren't this stupid. Do Democrats think everyone else is?
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
chumley 10/8/2020 8:41:12 PM (No. 566480)
#12 makes a great point. The FBI has absolutely zero credibility. Even if they have forensic evidence, they also have the ability to fake that evidence and have proven repeatedly that the truth doesn't matter to them. If I was on a jury and they testified, I'm not sure what they had to say would carry any weight.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
anniebc 10/8/2020 8:49:47 PM (No. 566490)
Is this fake news?
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Stand by..... the left will try to take adantage of this.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
Felixed 10/8/2020 9:04:45 PM (No. 566505)
Understand: the wide world of the internet comes with "fly paper".
Your freedom to surf is vast.
Your freedom to connect with people equally huge.
But for the love of your life and everything you could ever hope for...
...understand what the "Bumblehive" and the "Patriot Act" means.... where the rubber meets the road.
"google" them if curious.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 10/8/2020 10:34:46 PM (No. 566572)
This is the same FBI who sent 15 agents to investigate a "noose" in Bubba Wallace's garage.
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
DrOstrow 10/8/2020 10:41:06 PM (No. 566577)
Well, if true - how would YOU like to be the person who got the short-straw and the duty to 'watch' her, all by yourself, while negotiations for her 'return' was worked out, hopefully quickly, like maybe 10 minutes or so !!
You could be stuck with her, ALONE and on your own, for a L O N G time.
The mind boggles as the lower GI wretches, Yuck !
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
DVC 10/8/2020 10:45:49 PM (No. 566578)
And, of course, Gov. Whitless lied about the President.
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
TrueBlueWfan 10/8/2020 10:51:43 PM (No. 566582)
I think I just figured it out. Whitmer is auditioning to be Kamattress' veep after creepy Joe is hauled off to the nursing home.
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
padiva 10/8/2020 10:56:45 PM (No. 566583)
Will Camel Harris pay the bail for these fine young protesters?
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I'll bet that woman from Michigan organized and even financed the whole thing herself.
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