FBI Arrests Michigan Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley Over January 6th Protest Attendance

UPDATE: June 18, 2022 Michigan GOP candidate arrested by FBI sees massive jump to the top of latest poll by Melissa Fine,

It’s an upside-down world when an arrest by the FBI sends a candidate for Governor to the top of the latest popularity poll, but that’s exactly what has happened to Michigan gubernatorial GOP candidate Ryan Kelley, who was hooked up on misdemeanor charges by the Feds on June 9 for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 events at the Capitol.

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We have lost our country. He wasn’t even in the Capitol building itself (as if that matters). Look out for further indictments of senatorial candidates and elected officials leading up to the election. Not so ironically, this is the insurrection.

We are now entering the "arrest that man" phase of Civil Warhttps://t.co/VTfjNDF1j3

— Tim Pool (@Timcast) June 9, 2022

FBI arrests GOP Michigan governor candidate Ryan Kelley over Jan. 6 riot

By Callie Patteson, NY post, June 9, 2022:

The FBI arrested Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, on misdemeanor charges connected to his participation in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.

Kelley, 40, was arrested after law enforcement raided his Allendale Township home. He will appear in court later Thursday.

His arrest comes the same day as the first primetime hearing held by the House select committee investigating the riot and approximately two months before he is expected to appear on the primary ballot seeking to unseat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The hearing is expected to feature a mix of in-person witnesses testifying about the events and pre-recorded content, including promises of never-before-seen photos and video from Jan. 6.

While Kelley has not been accused of entering the Capitol building itself on the day of the violent demonstration, court documents feature photos of the Republican on the steps wearing sunglasses and a black baseball cap.

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