NEW: According to an FBI informant, the Michigan State Police allowed armed protesters into the Capitol in Lansing on April 30, 2020, at the specific request of the FBI, which wanted to “de-escalate” the situation. pic.twitter.com/MAGn8bcmrx
— Ken Bensinger (@kenbensinger)
Chappel begins talking about wanting to go to college at some point in the future. Says he purchased the $4K laptop with his own money for school, but that the FBI wanted to see his receipts & wanted to pay for the laptop.
Laptop was bought ~3 weeks before arrests. (@FOX17) https://t.co/6nMJW2NFgr
— Michael E Martin (@MichaelMartinGR) August 16, 2022
Gibbons reminded Chappel he had testified in the previous trial that the FBI gave him a credit card to offer other Wolverine Watchmen members for “ammo, supplies” and “hotel rooms,” according to Fox 17.
Chappel characterized Fox on Monday as the alleged kidnapping plot group’s driving force, claiming he himself had reluctantly become an FBI informant after joining the Wolverine Watchmen and eventually fearing they would kill police, according to the Detroit Free Press. The jury heard a recording of Fox saying, “you don’t even have to convince me” to kidnap Whitmer, the outlet reported.
The FBI did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
* Article from: The Daily Caller
