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Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
Read full article: Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotA jury has been selected in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others danger
Read full article: In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others dangerThat a jury didn't convict any of the four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer is further evidence of the political polarization in the U_S_ A defense lawyer for one of the men says it shows freedom still exists, and that the men's actions were nothing more than โrough talk.โ.
Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot jury ends 4th day of deliberations
Read full article: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot jury ends 4th day of deliberationsA Michigan jury has ended its fourth day of deliberations without having reached verdicts in the trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
EXPLAINER: Jury mulls entrapment in Whitmer kidnap plot case
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Jury mulls entrapment in Whitmer kidnap plot caseJurors deliberating at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must answer a key question about whether the FBI engaged in entrapment.
1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
Read full article: 1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plotJurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Gov. Whitmer tied up on table
Read full article: FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Gov. Whitmer tied up on tableA key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer was secretly recorded telling an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the โtyrantโ on a table, then pose for a photo โlike we just made the biggest drug bust.โ.
COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
Read full article: COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. WhitmerThe trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been postponed until Thursday because an โessentialโ participant has tested positive for COVID-19.
Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
Read full article: Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. WhitmerProsecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which a man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer specifically mentions abducting the Democrat.
Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
Read full article: Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotAttorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are telling jurors they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.
Whitmer kidnapping plot defense seeks to dismiss indictment
Read full article: Whitmer kidnapping plot defense seeks to dismiss indictmentDefense attorneys have sought to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of what they describe as โegregious overreachingโ by federal agents and informants.
2 charged in Michigan plots served in US Marines
Read full article: 2 charged in Michigan plots served in US MarinesGretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. (Jackson County Sheriffs Office via AP)DETROIT โ The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Saturday that two men charged in plots against Michigan's government spent time in the military. Harris is one of six men charged federally with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Gov. Morrison was a lance corporal and served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 2015 until Thursday, the day he was arraigned on state charges. The Marine Corps said his departure from the reserves is โunrelated to (his) current situation.โMorrisonโs last assignment was with the 4th Marine Logistics Group in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended protests
Read full article: Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended protests(Kent County Sheriff via AP)LANSING, Mich. โ Among the armed protesters who rallied at the Michigan Capitol against Gov. โSeveralโ of the 13 men arrested in the plots against the state government were seen at Capitol protests this year, the state attorney general's office said. โIโm not surprised โ and anyone who is just hasnโt been paying attention," Whitmer told The Associated Press by phone on Friday. Officials have not indicated whether law enforcement monitored the anti-lockdown protests in April and May. By July, the men had shifted to targeting Whitmer's official summer residence or her personal vacation home before settling on the latter, according to authorities.