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FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

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A BuzzFeed News investigation found that the FBI played a large role in the Michigan kidnapping plot. At least twelve informants were involved in the case, including one who was paid to be an informant. The FBI used informants to prod alleged extremists along, which may seem like the FBI just doing their job.

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Yahoo News

FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

Members of an anti-government group accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claim they were set up by more than a dozen FBI agents who had infiltrated the organization and played a key role in the plot, according to a new report.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Washington Examiner

FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

FBI informants' role in Michigan kidnapping plot could backfire as agency cracks down on right-wing terror groups

FBI informants' outsized role in a white-supremacist group's alleged plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year is raising major questions about the proper role of law enforcement in terror investigations. In an in-depth story about the alleged kidnapping plot and investigation, BuzzFeed News recently concluded that, "informants, acting under the direction of the FBI, played a far larger role than has previously been repo…

3 years ago·United States

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The New Republic

Did FBI Informants Thwart or Encourage the Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer?

An explosive report on the plot against Michigan’s governor raises crucial questions about “anti-terror” enforcement, which can rest more on appearances than tangible change.

3 years ago

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PJ Media

There It Is: Defendant in Whitmer 'Kidnap' Plot Says Zealous FBI Agents Stagecrafted It and Entrapped Defendants

Were FBI agents investigating an existing plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, or were they more like movie producers conducting a casting call for dupes to play roles in their twisted s...

3 years ago

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The Political Insider

Report: FBI Played 'Far Larger Role' In Alleged Plot To Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer

"The extent of their involvement raises questions as to whether there would have even been a conspiracy without them."

3 years ago

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FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

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FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

FBI informants had bigger role in Whitmer kidnap plot than thought: report

FBI informants' role in Michigan kidnapping plot could backfire as agency cracks down on right-wing terror groups

FBI informants' role in Michigan kidnapping plot could backfire as agency cracks down on right-wing terror groups

Did FBI Informants Thwart or Encourage the Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer?

Did FBI Informants Thwart or Encourage the Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer?

There It Is: Defendant in Whitmer 'Kidnap' Plot Says Zealous FBI Agents Stagecrafted It and Entrapped Defendants

There It Is: Defendant in Whitmer 'Kidnap' Plot Says Zealous FBI Agents Stagecrafted It and Entrapped Defendants

Report: FBI Played 'Far Larger Role' In Alleged Plot To Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Report: FBI Played 'Far Larger Role' In Alleged Plot To Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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