Just before the 2020 presidential election, some big news hit Michigan: a plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer from a paramilitary group. A report from the news website The Intercept looked into the FBI records of the case and tells an even more complicated story. The actions of a key informant in the case raises some big questions and points to flaws in about the FBI’s investigation.

GUESTS:

Trevor Aaronson, contributing writer for The Intercept

Eric L. VanDussen, videographer & freelance journalist

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