Compose a response with direct references to the assigned readings below and outside resources:

1. Should the individuals involved in the planned kidnapping be labeled as domestic terrorists?
2. Should they be charged with federal crimes for their actions or inactions?
3. Do you see any prosecutorial or political issues with this FBI investigation?

Readings:

• Briana Gorsorski, AG Dana Nessel, Feds Charge 13 People in Plot to Kidnap Governor Whitner - Commit Domestic Terrorism, Arab-American News, 10/10/2020, Vol. 36 Issue 1809, pages 6-7.
• Graham Macklin, "The Conspiracy to Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitner," CTC Sentinel, West Point, July/August 2021, Vol 14, Issue 6, pages 1-16.
• Scott McClallen, "Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Under Fire after Allegations FBI Told Informant to Lie, Delete Text Messages," The Center Square, Michigan, August 16, 2021.
• YouTube Video, "Training Video Released in Alleged Kidnapping Plot, Uploaded by ABC of Chicago on July 23, 2021, 2:32 long video.
• Kathleen Belew, "Bring the War Home - The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America," Harvard University Press, 2018. Pages235-239.