Men In Alleged Kidnapping Plot Also Considered Targeting Virginia Governor, FBI Says

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was mentioned as a potential target for kidnapping when a group met to discuss plots to punish governors for their response to the coronavirus. Northam is seen here at a news conference this summer.

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Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET

Two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor took part in a discussions earlier this year with members of self-styled militia groups about potentially abducting Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

The testimony came during a hearing in federal court Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich., as part of the Justice Department’s case against six men charged with allegedly conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.