The FBI's extensive role in Governor Whitmer's case has once again raised the question of the bureau's possible infiltration of the Capitol riots, says independent American journalist Max Parry, citing the federal agency's long record of incitement, including the infamous COINTELPRO.
On 20 July, BuzzFeed reported that at least 12 FBI informants had infiltrated the group behind the Governor Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot. What's more, these informants were not passively sitting there wearing wires but were actively involved with the group. One of them, an Iraq War veteran, rose to become the second-in-command of the Michigan militant group, taught the members of the militia military tactics, told them to convene with other potential suspects, and even paid for their transportation.
Yet another plotter who advised the militia on where to place explosives and offered to get them as much as the task would require turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, according to the media outlet.
Prior to this, members of the militia group stormed the State Capitol in April 2020 as part of a larger crowd that entered the building wearing protective gear and carrying rifles to protest against Whitmer's COVID restrictions.
At the time, the US mainstream media largely blamed Trump for the April riot and the kidnapping plot, citing his Twitter posts targeting the state's Democratic governor.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson picked up the BuzzFeed story raising the question as to what extent…
