“This tyrant bitch”
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.
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The court filing also alleges the conspirators twice conducted surveillance at Whitmer’s vacation home and discussed kidnapping her to a remote 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.”
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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 bitch,’ 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.”
Trump has encouraged and fostered this kind of thing.
It’s a republican thing and not just a trump thing. If that’s not understood we may be stuck with what we have now even if trump goes, which is no lock.
“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.”
And what would’ve happened if they hadn’t sought to attack law enforcement?
And in a statesmanlike move, Trump calmed the waters…. Nah, you know what’s coming.
Yeah, like our governor did. And now we continue to get more new cases regularly, topping our original highs. The mayor of my town got COVID. I don’t like him, he’s a goof and not a good mayor, but at least he had enough sense to say people need to be wearing masks. Now if he’d only require it.
Notice the deafening silence from the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ crowd when real violence against police is plotted.
Ugh. Jesus. Trump issued a stream of abusive tweets about Whitmer AFTER the plot was reported?
Yes. He’s a utterly repulsive, repugnant human being.
(Also, he called Harris a “monster” and a “communist” after the debate.)
That I knew; I’ve got it on the list. Having a bit of trouble keeping up at the moment…