The FBI and Michigan authorities arrested a total of 13 men on state and federal charges for allegedly plotting to target Whitmer, local police officers and the state Capitol building. Nessel said the Democratic governor was informed about the plot and received regular updates for months before officials went public.

“She was aware of things that were happening,” Nessel said during an interview with “CBS This Morning.” “At times, she and her family had been moved around as a result of activities that law enforcement was aware of.”

Of the 13 individuals arrested, the six who face federal charges allegedly spent months plotting and rehearsing a plan to kidnap Whitmer in response to what they said was the governor’s “uncontrolled power” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The remaining seven individuals were charged under Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act for allegedly planning to “instigate a civil war leading to societal collapse” and to storm the state Capitol.

The seven men were known to be members or associates of an anti-government militia group known as the “Wolverine Watchmen.” Four of the men purportedly helped to surveil Whitmer’s home as part of the kidnapping plot.