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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    • @Strangle
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      • some of the informants the government used appeared to play a far greater role in the plot than had been previously reported. In fact, the informants had a hand in nearly every aspect of the twisted machination, including its inception.

      Can you guys not read, or follow embedded links to sources of information?

      This federalist piece outlines how the FBI operates exactly this way, too:

      https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/23/the-whitmer-kidnapping-case-reveals-the-fbis-new-counterterrorism-target-is-you/

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      • Flying Squid
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        The Federalist! There’s a source you can definitely trust!

        • @Strangle
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          Oh I’m sorry, it’s not the paragon of reporting you usually read, like ‘salon’ or some fucking garbage.

          How about we engage in the point and not the media? That’s the only way you people know how to defend a point. “Oh, salon didn’t write it, it just not be true!”

          Worthless