- 15 Apr 2020: protesters in vehicles cause traffic around capital
- 17 Apr 2020: Trump, a white supremacist, tweeted "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!", inciting violence & additional protest
- 30 Apr 2020: armed protesters fill the capital building, break office windows, try to enter the session but are stopped
- 8 Oct 2020: suspects/arrested: Adam Fox, Kaleb Franks, Brandon Caserta, Ty Garbin, Daniel Harris, Barry Croft, Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison, Paul Bellar, Shawn Fix, Eric Molitor, Michael Null, William Null
- they cite anger about her restrictions curing COVID, mentioning her restrictions on gyms
- at least 2 of them attended the anti-restriction rally/ies (photo)
- video of Brandon Caserta in front of an anarchy flag, not antifa (right wing defenders cite this video as proof he is part of antifa & have called the anarcy flag behind him an antifa flag, but this just simply isn't the case); he appears to be an anti-government anarchist who does not like Trump
FBI says it foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mCsSIxRyFU
F.B.I. Says Michigan Anti-Government Group Plotted to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-militia.html
Gretchen Whitmer news – live: Governor condemns Trump for failing to condemn white supremacists as kidnap plot foiled
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gretchen-whitmer-news-live-kidnap-plot-michigan-governor-latest-updates-b890441.html