Attorney: Whitmer Kidnapping Plot was ‘Pushed’ by FBI Informant Who Plotted ‘Crackpot’ Scheme
Shane Trejo
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Big League Politics reported last week about the so-called kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, pointing out that a confidential informant was paid $8,600 to ensnare some hapless overzealous individuals in the ridiculous scheme.
Defense attorney Scott Graham is sharing more details indicating that there was never any real kidnapping plot, only a handful of guys talking tough primarily in internet chat rooms. Graham explained in federal court on Tuesday that the bogus plot was just the bluster of “military wannabes” who were “never going to do anything.”
“Have you ever dealt with big talkers?” defense attorney Scott Graham said to an FBI agent during cross-examination, adding: “There’s kind of a military-wanna-be theme that runs between the militias.”
FBI special agent Richard Trask could not explain how the plot was supposed to work while he was being cross-examined by Graham. The feds seem to have pieced together some “big talk” in order to create the impression of a plot in order to justify a federal crackdown against right-wing patriots while far-left Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA terrorists literally wage war against the Bill of Rights.
Graham is representing 26-year-old Kaleb Franks, a resident of Waterford, Mich. who was denied bond on Tuesday by the judge. Two of his alleged accomplices – Daniel Harris, 23, of Lake Orion and Brandon Caserta, 32, of Canton Township – were also denied bond. Another attorney Gary Springstead, who is representing 24-year-old Ty Garbin of Hartland Township, believes there is much more evidence yet to be seen that is being obfuscated by the feds.
“I haven’t had a full opportunity to review all of the evidence,” Springstead said “… I think my co-counsel made good points that (the evidence presented today) is a snapshot. A lot of quick points in a big time frame. You don’t know what else is happening outside of that time frame.
“So, I’m sure in our investigation (which) we’re going to conduct ourselves, and not rely solely on the federal government to tell us what happened, we’ll try to round out that information and figure out what happened in the times that weren’t captured on tape that weren’t captured in text to put it into fuller context so we can better assess where we stand in the case,” he added.
Big League Politics has reported on the possibility that these men were simply planning to conduct a lawful citizens’ arrest on Whitmer:
A constitutional Michigan sheriff recently made some controversial comments about the thwarted raid against Governor Gretchen Whitmer that was promulgated by a confidential informant getting paid thousands of dollars by the feds.
While the plot itself is incredibly dubious and has all the makings of another FBI scam, Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf believes that making a citizens arrest on Whitmer is justified considering the onslaught of intolerable acts she has inflicted upon her constituents.
Leaf said he had dealt with some of the militia members and that they had always been nice and respectful when he had seen them at events.
“I was shocked. I did not see this coming with those guys, but still, we can’t convict them in the news media here. They do have the right to a fair trial,” he said.
Leaf did not throw the militia members under the bus. He said he does not regret sharing a stage with two of them at an anti-Whitmer rally earlier in the year, and he understands their motives considering Whitmer’s heinous abuses of her authority.
“It’s just a charge,” Leaf explained. “And they say it’s a plot to kidnap. You got to remember that, are they trying to kidnap, because a lot of people are angry with the governor, and they want her arrested. So are they trying to arrest or was it a kidnap attempt?” Leaf asked.
“You can still in Michigan, if it’s a felony, you can make a felony arrest,” Leaf continued, citing Michigan state law to justify his point.
“And it doesn’t say if you’re in elected office that you’re exempt from that arrest. So, I have to look at it from that angle, and I’m hoping that’s more of what it is. As a matter of fact, these guys are innocent until proven guilty so I’m not even sure if they had any part of it,” he added.
Expect the FBI to target and entrap more 2nd Amendment supporters in the days and months to come, as the deep state hates the Constitution as much as their ANTIFA and BLM foot soldiers.
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