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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFeds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt.
The Wolverine Watchmen militia group didn't just plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but they were on a mission to attack the state Capitol and target police officers at their homes as part of a broader mission to instigate a civil war, authorities said Thursday in announcing felony charges against 13 militia members accused in a sensational case of domestic terrorism.
Attorney General Dana Nessel referred to the accused as "extremists" who are hoping to recruit new members "by seizing on a moment of civil unrest" to wreak havoc on the country. She identified the militia group as the Wolverine Watchmen, whose members are accused of, among other things, conducting surveillance outside Whitmer's vacation residence, using code language and encrypted messages to throw off police and planting a bomb under a bridge to divert law enforcement.
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According to the FBI affidavit, the accused purchased items including a Taser and night goggles, conducted surveillance at Whitmer's cottage, and discussed blowing up a bridge to divert police, kidnapping Whitmer, and taking her to Wisconsin to face a "trial" for treason.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/whitmer-wolverine-watchmen-militia-michigan/5924617002/
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Pure terrorism
central scrutinizer
(11,652 posts)Waiting for repukes and Drumpf to denounce and rebuke. (Not holding my breath)
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)Call them what they are: domestic terrorists.
Ans ship them off to Gitmo.
global1
(25,253 posts)I would bet that there are similar plots being discussed in other militia's.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)Because thats treason, baby
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Zoonart
(11,869 posts)Jim__
(14,077 posts)kimbutgar
(21,162 posts)Luckily they got caught no Oklahoma bombing Incident. Thank God.
Straw Man
(6,625 posts)Ask Charles Manson and Timothy McVey how well that worked.
JDC
(10,129 posts)"and target police officers at their homes"
Terrorists
ffr
(22,670 posts)tRump has done nothing good for this country. We are a divided mess!
She was right, once again.
How many times is that by now? Not sure I can count that high...
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Thanks to Trumps failed presidency and stupidity, there are probably thousands of leads the FBI are following and there will be investigations we will never hear about. Right wing terrorism is more exposed now from Trump than ever could have happened without him coming along. Not from him ordering investigations, but from him calling them out of hiding thinking they wont be investigated and prosecuted. Trump is the worst thing that ever happened to them, but not by design.
usaf-vet
(6,189 posts)https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/252
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-115