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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on trial Monday.

Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among 14 men, described by prosecutors as anti-government extremists, charged in the scheme weeks before the November 2020 election. They were angered by Whitmer's COVID-19 policies, which shut down schools and restricted the economy, investigators said in court filings.

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[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago

Once again, we are incredibly lucky they were so stupid.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Weren't they infiltrated by an FBI agent?

[-] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There were multiple informants, and it's a pretty defensible position that without the FUNDING provided BY the informants this couldn't of happened.

I'm sure they were all douchebag morons, but seriously go read the details of the case, it's wild. Here's an article to start, if you care:

https://theintercept.com/2022/03/09/fbi-terrorism-gretchen-whitmer-trial/

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Funding is not a defensible position.

"Hey we're gonna go do some illegal shit, wanna join? We just need more people."

If they go out to do it, they committed a crime.

[-] UFODivebomb@programming.dev 44 points 1 year ago

Call it what it was: Terrorism

[-] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

They're so afraid of using that word

If they were brown they would and people would nod along accepting it. These people are no different

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

When someone asks why the Trump indictments "took so long" point them to this.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Conservatism should be outlawed. Period.

[-] mind@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Easy. Just outlaw overt bigotry, misogyny, antisemitism, homophobia and xenophobia.

Conservatism would effectively be illegal.

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