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A sheriff in Michigan says he knew nothing of an alleged terror plot targeting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. But his apparent friendly relationship with members of the armed group suggests there can be blind spots for local law enforcement.
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"We will defer to the lawful historic authority which is the county sheriff. He indeed is the commander of the local militia and when a situation erupts in which we would be deputized," Olson said at the hearing, called after the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
Lawmakers were trying to get to the bottom of anti-government sentiment that led Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah federal building.
In 1995, a relative of Nichols said he was a former member of the Michigan militia. And Cooter told CNN she was told by members of the group that McVeigh met with them.
Olson, referred to by the former FBI agent as the "godfather of Michigan militias" is no longer believed to be associated with extremist movements in Michigan.
The criminal complaint said agents interviewed "a member of the militia group who was concerned about the group's plans to target and kill police officers."
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League that tracks and raises alarms about extremist activity, says contentious election cycles such as the one we are in can trigger outbursts.
"The potential for violent conflict associated with the election is quite high, both during voting and in the days and weeks and months after election day," Greenblatt told CNN.
"A number of the possible scenarios suggest that a contested election or a narrow victory by either (presidential) candidate could lead both to a constitutional crisis and a political crisis, which extremist groups likely will try to exploit."
In his earlier comments on William Null, Leaf told WXMI: "There's a little bit of a relationship there. It's not anybody I've ever had lunch with or anything like that."
He said he met the Null brothers when the Black Lives Matter movement started.
"They started a 'My Lives Matter' and came into my office," Leaf told WXMI.
While they have been named as members of the Wolverine Watchmen, Leaf understood they were part of a group they called "Michigan Liberty Militia."
Leaf said he would run into the Nulls at political events. In May, as the FBI was building its undercover case, Leaf was on stage with William Null in a protest against pandemic shutdowns called the "America Patriot Rally - Sheriffs speak out."
"Every now and then I'd run into those guys like at a rally, and they are always, always very nice, in fact, very excited about seeing their sheriff, Leaf told WXMI.
"They come out and shake their hands, shake my hand. And sometimes they'll give me a one arm, big old bear hug."
https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1316357880052883456
BOMBSHELL
Hunter introduced Joe Biden to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm he received $50K/month from!
BIDEN: “I have never discussed with my son or my brother or anyone else anything having to do with their businesses. Period.”
@JoeBiden
LIED. PERIOD
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1316241328422948866
im calling FF in texas
cap this
too much bad news coming against dems
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1184598644344803328
Beto O'Rourke: "This Thursday, just outside of Dallas, Texas, we're going to have a rally against fear. At that same time, Donald Trump is going to be in Dallas, Texas."