Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt.

[Poiuyt]

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]

1. Wow!!!

Pure terrorism

[central scrutinizer]

2. Fine people!

Waiting for repukes and Drumpf to denounce and rebuke. (Not holding my breath)

[grumpyduck]

3. Extremists, my ass.

Call them what they are: domestic terrorists.

Ans ship them off to Gitmo.

[global1]

4. I Hope Other Militia's Are Being Watched....

I would bet that there are similar plots being discussed in other militia's.

[superpatriotman]

5. Gitmo still open?

Because that’s treason, baby

[secondwind]

6. May they never see the light of day again.

[Zoonart]

7. Sedition.

[Jim__]

8. And when challenged they just put their hands up. Big brave revolutionaries! - n/t

[kimbutgar]

9. They were trying to do a Turner diaries - Helter Skelter type of shit

Luckily they got caught no Oklahoma bombing Incident. Thank God.

[Straw Man]

10. Ah, the old "igniting a civil war" play.

Ask Charles Manson and Timothy McVey how well that worked.

[JDC]

11. But, but, but what about blue lives matter?

"and target police officers at their homes"

Terrorists

[ffr]

12. Hillary was once again right.

tRump has done nothing good for this country. We are a divided mess!

[calimary]

13. Yep.

She was right, once again.

How many times is that by now? Not sure I can count that high...

[Baked Potato]

14. Thanks to Trump these groups are being investigated and infiltrated.

[MrScorpio]

15. That's sarcasm, I hope.

Link to tweet

[Baked Potato]

17. What I mean to say is...

Thanks to Trump’s 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 won’t be investigated and prosecuted. Trump is the worst thing that ever happened to them, but not by design.

[usaf-vet]

16. Treason, Sedition, Insurrection let's start with these.

"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open Court

Sedition, crime against the state. ... Though sedition may have the same ultimate effect as treason, it is generally limited to the offense of organizing or encouraging opposition to the government in a manner (such as in speech or writing) that falls short of the more dangerous offenses constituting treason.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/252
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-115