Six people plotted to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home.
That's according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.”
The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all.”
Authorities scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to talk about the case.
The government used informants and undercover agents to thwart the alleged plot.
The criminal complaint said the plan involved Whitmer and her second home in northern Michigan.
Meanwhile, Michigan’s attorney general charged seven people with plotting to target law enforcement and attack state Capitol building.
The announcement comes after six others were charged with plotting to kidnap Whitmer.
The state attorney general announced additional charges under Michigan’s anti-terrorism law.
Seven men, all in custody, are linked to the militia group Wolverine Watchmen.
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