Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in federal court.
Four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear,” the FBI said in the court filing.
The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all. She has uncontrolled power right now. All good things must come to an end."
Authorities scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to talk about the case.
The criminal complaint states that the alleged plot involved Whitmer and her second home in northern Michigan.
Whitmer has been praised, but also deeply criticized, for the state's response to the coronavirus. She put major restrictions on personal movement throughout the state and on the economy, although many of those limits have been lifted.
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