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Michigan sheriff says plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer might have been LEGAL citizen's arrest, calls twins charged over it 'nice people' he shared stage with at anti-lockdown rally
2020-10-10
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf made the remarks in an interview on Thursday

  • He defended Michael and William Null as innocent until proven guilty

  • The Null brothers were among 13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

  • Leaf speculated it might have been a legal plan to make a citizen's arrest

  • The sheriff appeared alongside William Null at anti-lockdown rally in May

  • Michigan's attorney general blasted Leaf's remarks as 'dangerous'

  • Leaf later clarified he was not supporting the alleged crimes, but rather the law
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Whitmer: 2020-10-08 UNCONFIRMED - FBI charges six people in plot to kidnap Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer, overthrow government
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  On January 8, 2020, The Detroit News had an opinion piece which stated:

"You are forgiven if you thought the Democratic governor was running for reelection this past November. Her endless posturing last year certainly made it seem like she was.
And if you thought last year was bad, this year will surely be worse."

Whitmer is getting a lot of press out this.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-10-10 09:26  

#2  One of 13 Michigan militiamen charged over Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot pleads not guilty to domestic terror charges
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-10-10 08:39  

#1  One of the militiamen involved in Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot also called Trump a 'tyrant' - as it's revealed the governor KNEW about their plan and was move around with her family to stay safe
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-10-10 08:38  

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