New: One of the men arrested in a militia plot to kidnap the Michigan governor appeared on stage earlier this year with Sheriff Dar Leaf.
Leaf is part of the far-right "constitutional sheriff" movement, which works with & seeks to legitimize militias. huffpost.com/entry/michigan…
Leaf is part of the far-right "constitutional sheriff" movement, which works with & seeks to legitimize militias. huffpost.com/entry/michigan…
.@FOX17 first reported that William Nulls appeared alongside Sheriff Leaf at the anti-lockdown rally in May.
Interviewed last night, Leaf appeared to defend the militiaman, who he says he knows, and then argued it'd be legal to arrest Gov. Whitmer.
Interviewed last night, Leaf appeared to defend the militiaman, who he says he knows, and then argued it'd be legal to arrest Gov. Whitmer.
https://twitter.com/AaronParseghian/status/1314570365729943554
What Leaf didn't acknowledge in that interview is that he attended the 2019 conference of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, which is closely tied to this country's anti-government patriot movement, which includes militias. huffpost.com/entry/michigan…
According to research by @cloeefcooper at @PRAEyesRight, Sheriff Leaf is among 401 sheriffs tied to the extremist movement since 2013, 161 who are currently in office. huffpost.com/entry/michigan…
“One of the things that has been concerning [about] constitutional sheriffs more broadly, is that they have been normalizing a relationship between elected officials and self-proclaimed militias,” Cooper told me. huffpost.com/entry/michigan…
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