FBI: White supremacist group plotted attack on US power grid

By Mike Brest

Published December 23, 2020 5:58pm ET

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A group of white supremacists plotted to attack the United States power grid next summer, according to authorities.

The group’s plans were set up to be “operational” by a 2024 timeline with an accelerated option should Trump lose in 2020, which he did. An FBI affidavit for the case, which names three individuals, was accidentally unsealed last week before the mistake was corrected, according to the Associated Press.