• Who was the first person to go to the FBI?
  • Who was the first person to propose kidnapping Whitmer?
  • Who was responsible for the majority of the escalations?
  • Why did they hate Whitmer?
  • Did they get these people high on drugs? Or had sexual relationships in order to further the plot?
  1. Who was the first person to go to the FBI?

  2. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that they became aware of group chats on social media in early 2020 threatening to conduct the violent overthrow of state governments and law enforcement.[47][79] A U.S. Army veteran, Dan Chappel, had joined the group but became concerned about their use of a hunting app that could be used to track the addresses of police officers. He informed a friend and a local officer from an unidentified police department in Michigan, who then relayed the concerns to the FBI. During the initial investigation of social media chats, the FBI said that they encountered Barry Croft and Adam Fox. The FBI then interviewed Chappel, who agreed to become a confidential source after they raised concerns that there were plans to kill officers.

  3. Who was the first person to propose kidnapping Whitmer?

  4. On March 30, Pete Musico, a co-founder of the Wolverine Watchmen, made a comment about placing Whitmer under citizen’s arrest and numerous other statements on tape that prosecutors later said had indicated “a violent intent”.

  5. Who was responsible for the majority of the escalations?

  6. Fox was the leader of his group, but nobody in his group was reluctant. The militia group they teamed up with

  7. Why did they hate Whitmer?

  8. Fox posted a YouTube video in June, mentioning Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic as one of his motives for the plot.

  9. Fox complained about the judicial system and the State of Michigan controlling the opening of gyms.

  10. Whitmer had an early response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Michigan. Donald Trump supported the protests, derisively calling Whitmer “that woman from Michigan” and tweeting on April 17: “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”

  11. Did they get these people high on drugs?

  12. No, Franks had previously battled addiction but has been sober since 2013.

  13. Sources:

  14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot#Timeline_of_events

  15. https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/press-release/file/1326161/download