‘Snatch and grab, man’

READ IT: FBI’s Criminal Complaint in Militia Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer

The alleged plot to kidnap the Michigan governor and overthrow the government is outlined in stunning detail by the FBI.

The FBI said Thursday they’d charged six men with conspiracy to commit kidnapping after they allegedly plotted with a right-wing militia group to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The group allegedly plotted in Ohio over the summer, trained at a property in Michigan and aspired to create a self-sufficient society following the U.S. Bill of Rights. They talked of murdering “tyrants” or “taking” a sitting governor. “Snatch and grab, man,” one man said in a recorded call. “Grab the fuckin’ Governor. Just grab the bitch. Because at that point, we do that, dude—it’s over.” Read the full complaint below.

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