FBI says it thwarted militia plot to overthrow Michigan government
Thursday 08/October/2020 - 06:12 PM
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced
today it thwarted an alleged plot to violently overthrow the government and
kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The FBI said in an affidavit, obtained by the
Detroit News, that the plot involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia.
“Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or
‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote. “The group decided they
needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their
neighbors and spread their message.”
The affidavit was filed on Wednesday hours after FBI
agents raided a home in Hartland Township, a town about an hour outside of
Detroit.
The FBI is expected to provide more information on
the incident today.
