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FBI arrests Ryan Kelley, GOP candidate for Michigan governor


LANSING — The FBI raided the home of Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday and arrested him in connection with the investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to federal charging documents.

Five months after Jan. 6 attack, the state Democratic Party of Michigan shared a video appearing to show Kelley, a Republican, standing outside the Capitol building during the riots after President Donald Trump’s call to action. In the video, Kelley appears to yell: “Come on, let’s go! This is it! This is — this is war.”

Special Agent Mara Schneider, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Detroit, confirmed that federal agents used a search warrant.

Outside the home of Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley after the FBI raided the home and arrested Kelley on Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Allendale, Michigan.

Kelley, who sells real estate, was at the Capitol in Washington, DC when protestors rioted and illegally entered the building on Jan. 6, 2021, though he never confirmed he went inside and has denied doing anything illegal.

he is one of five GOP candidates on the August primary ballot for governor, after five other candidates were disqualified.

A Kelley campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. A call to Kelley’s house seeking comment was not answered.




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