The left sure don't like this Ryan Kelly guy. They've been trying to call him out since before the 2020 election!
Allendale official invited militia men to summer rally
October 10, 2020
Justice for Black Lives is calling on the Allendale Charter Township Planning Commission to remove Ryan Kelley from the board.
The group cites his connection to militia groups and a now-deleted Facebook comment calling Black Lives Matter the “same as the KKK” and a “terrorist organization.”
“All he’s doing is giving the racists in our community a platform to stand on,” said Jessica Miller, executive director of Justice for Black Lives, a Grand Rapids-based organization aiming to make legislative and community-based changes for people of color.
Miller said Kelley invited militia members to an American Patriot Rally in Lansing, a protest against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus restrictions in Grand Rapids and to a protest in Allendale, where demonstrators were calling for a confederate statue to be removed in June. In that crowd was William Null, one of 13 men authorities charged with plotting to kidnap Whitmer.
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/politics/government/2020/10/10/allendale-official-invited-militia-men-to-summer-rally/114414116/
June 28, 2021
Michigan's Dems wrote"Last night, new footage emerged of Ryan Kelley appearing to advance on the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection that killed five and injured 140 officers in Washington D.C. In the video posted to Twitter, the Republican candidate for governor can be heard shouting “Come on, let’s go! This is it! This is– this is war, baby!” as he moves along with a crowd of rioters towards the building.
This video comes after months of Kelley’s attempts to downplay the extent of his involvement in the violent defense of the Big Lie.
In a March interview with MLive, Kelley claimed: “As far as going through any barricades, or doing anything like that, I never took part in any forceful anything. Once things started getting crazy, I left.”"
https://michigandems.com/this-is-war-baby-new-footage-of-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ryan-kelley-at-capitol-emerges-as-insurrectionist-continues-to-downplay-involvement-on-january-6th/
vedeo can be seen here: https://twitter.com/MichiganTea/status/1409326266776436736
It's actually Ray Epps voice that can be heard.
Today, Forbes was giddy to report: "FBI Arrests Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley On January 6-Related Charges"
Kelley has sparked controversy over a host of incidents in recent years, including his presence at the Capitol on January 6 as well as his involvement in organizing rallies at the Michigan Capitol to protest Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Covid-19 lockdown orders. FBI agents received a tip containing the same video footage shared by the Michigan Democratic Party on January 16, 2021, according to court documents.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/06/09/fbi-arrests-michigan-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ryan-kelley/?sh=c42697340f9e>>17167233