Michigan Governor, Family Were Moved as Plotters Planned Kidnapping: AG

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Oct. 8, 2020. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was aware a militia group was plotting her kidnapping and she and her family members were moved around, state Attorney General Dana Nessel revealed Friday.

State and federal authorities announced Thursday that 13 men were facing charges for plotting to take Whitmer, a Democrat, from her vacation home.