FBI Fires Lead Agent in Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Case Amid Wife Beating Allegations
FBI Special Agent Richard Trask: Instagram
The FBI fired its lead agent in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case amid wife beating allegations.
Special Agent Richard Trask, one of the lead agents in the so-called plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was arrested for a ‘domestic incident’ with his wife in July – then released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
The FBI fired Trask, according to The Detroit News:
The FBI has fired one of the lead agents credited with thwarting a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after he was charged with beating his wife following a swingers party, The Detroit News has learned.
The firing of Special Agent Richard Trask earlier this week comes amid questions about agent misconduct and whether as many as 12 informants were driving the alleged conspiracy.
