Hey there listeners, I'm investigative reporter Ken Bensinger here to tell you about my new podcast

Chameleon the Michigan plot the wild untold story behind the alleged conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

In the fall of 2020, you might remember hearing a terrifying piece of news.

More than a dozen heavily armed men had hearing a terrifying piece of news.

More than a dozen heavily armed men had been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer.

It sounded like the plot of a big budget action movie, complete with nighttime recons, flex cuffs, and plans to blow up a bridge, all foiled in the nick of time by the FBI.

But as the case moved toward trial, the men argued there had been

no kidnapping plot at all. They said they had been set up by the government. And the public was

left wondering, what exactly happened here.

That's what we're uncovering on this season of Chameleon, the Michigan plot.

Thanks to hundreds of hours of exclusive audio,

you'll get to ride along in the pocket of an undercover FBI informant

as he joins a militia and becomes a leader of the group.

You'll meet a motley cast of characters and travel with them to training sessions and secret planning meetings.

You'll hear firsthand how this eye-popping plot came together and why many who were involved

insist that the real plotters were the FBI.

Uncover the story behind the headlines on Chameleon, the Michigan plot.

Take a listen. It's October of 2020 and five friends are riding along in a truck on a Michigan highway.

On their way to grab some chicken wings, drink some beer, and pick up some tactical gear.

You can try, but you ain't going to succeed.

These guys have been hanging out together for months,

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