Devices. They plotted out how they were going to kidnap her, including surveillance of her vacation home. They surveyed bridges, where they presumably could get away with the governor. This was a plot ongoing for several months. Law enforcement was tracking this every step of the way. They even detailed some communication in meetings. Just one the past few days and weeks. In addition to this conspiracy plot to kidnap the michigan governor, these Officials Say it didnt stop there. These men also plotted and talked about perhaps storming the Michigan State capital in the city of lansing, taking hostages. In fact, at one point they talked about this. In a complaint they said several members talked about murdering tie rants, quote, or taking a sitting governor. The group decided to increase their numbers to get mohr people behind their plot. Brianna, it really shows the intricate work that the fbi did in this case. They tracked this group, they tracked these men for months, first on social