Thirteen arrested in far-advanced pro-Trump conspiracy to murder Michigan’s governor and overthrow the state government
Article Link: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/09/mich-o08.html
Discussion posted by: JohnF44
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Michigan State Police have arrested more than a dozen men across the state in connection with well-developed plans to kidnap and kill Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, seize power in Lansing and install a pro-Trump regime. “We have a president who seems to condone these actions,” Nessel told MSNBC, citing his “tweets to ‘liberate Michigan,’” which followed armed right-wing protests at the state Capitol. She argued that Trump’s statements were “not a dog whistle, but a command to action.” According to the press conference and the charging document, the FBI initially learned of discussions about the violent overthrow of the state government over social media. Trump “stood before the American people just last week and refused to condemn white supremacist groups.”