Informant in plot against Whitmer indicted on weapons charges
Indictment could impact trial against men suspected domestic terrorism
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A lot of the evidence in the trial was provided by key FBI informants.
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The FBI has named one of their key informants as Steven Robeson from Wisconsin. He has also indicted for possessing a .50 caliber rifle as a felon. By naming him, his past has been dug up.
“You never want to start a case where the defense is able to point a finger at somebody on your side,” said Local 4 legal analyst Neil Rockind.
Attorneys for the men will argue the men were just talking about the plot and the FBI’s own informants helped train the men, allegedly pushing the plot forward.
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The men believed they were texting in secret on an application called Wire. The FBI said they would express violent thoughts and threats through the app.
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An FBI informant was capturing all of their communications.
In early 2020, the FBI hadn’t even heard of the Wolverine Watchmen until one of the men created a Facebook group and that the hatred toward Whitmer became so intense, they had to alert her security team at the very beginning of the investigation.