FBI Says Michigan Militia Plotted to Kidnap Governor and Overthrow Government

As our nation continues down a path of hellacious division and radicalization, a domestic terror outfit in Michigan has been thwarted before they were able to carry out a sinister plot.

On Thursday, officials in Michigan, along with help from the FBI, announced a series of arrests in a scheme that would have targeted not only Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but also innocent bystanders and law enforcement officers.

The FBI says it thwarted what it described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss the alleged conspiracy later Thursday.

The alleged plot involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia, according to a federal affidavit filed Thursday.

The court filing also alleges the conspirators twice conducted surveillance at Whitmer’s personal vacation home and discussed kidnapping her to a “secure location” in Wisconsin to stand “trial” for treason prior to the Nov. 3 election.

“Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit. “The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message.”

The plot was undeniably insidious.

The FBI was already tracking the militia in March after a local police department learned members were trying to obtain addresses of local law-enforcement officers, the FBI agent wrote.

“At the time, the FBI interviewed a member of the militia group who was concerned about the group’s plans to target and kill police officers, and that person agreed to become a (confidential source),” the agent wrote

In late June, Fox posted on Facebook a video in which he complained about the state’s judicial system and COVID-19 restrictions on gyms operating in Michigan.

“Fox referred to Governor Whitmer as ‘this tyrant b—-,’ and stated, ‘I don’t know, boys, we gotta do something,” according to the court affidavit. “You guys link with me on our other location system, give me some ideas of what we can do.”

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The men involved in the plot had already detonated a practice explosive device, and had openly considered using a bomb to take out a highway bridge to create a distraction, allowing them more time to kidnap Whitmer.