FBI称弗吉尼亚州州长也是“密歇根州州长绑架计划”目标

美国联邦调查局特工Richard Trask周二作证时表示，被指控密谋绑架密歇根州州长Gretchen Whitmer的嫌疑人出于对弗吉尼亚州州长Ralph Northam在疫情期间发布封锁令的愤怒，还谈到了 "带走 "弗吉尼亚州州长的事情。

五名嫌疑人定于周二举行保释听证会，以决定在案件结果出来之前，他们是应该被释放还是继续被关押。

在保释听证会之前，Trask概述了FBI对这些人的指控，称他们是一个更大的团体的一部分，这个团体由来自多州自称民兵的成员组成，他们在今年早些时候在网上聚集，并讨论攻击政府官员。

Trask说："当时的理解是有可能绑架一位在任州长。" 该计划最终集中在惠特默身上。"最终计划是把她带走，并在其他地点对她进行审判。"

The suspects accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also talked about "taking" Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam out of anger about the leader's lockdown order during the COVID-19 pandemic, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

Special FBI agent Richard Trask disclosed this detail during a preliminary examination in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where five suspects have bond hearings scheduled for Tuesday to determine if they should be released or remain jailed pending the outcomes of their cases.

Prior to the bond hearings, Trask outlined the FBI's case against the men, alleging they are part of a larger group of self-titled militia members from multiple states who met online earlier this year and discussed attacking government officials.

"The understanding at the time was to potentially kidnap a sitting governor and remove them from office," Trask testified, later adding that the plan ultimately focused on Whitmer. "The plan was ultimately to take her and place her on trial at a different location."

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