A federal jury acquitted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen in 2020. The men were charged in a plot prosecutors say had been inspired by their fierce opposition to pandemic-related restrictions that Whitmer's office imposed
The men were charged in a plot prosecutors say had been inspired by their fierce opposition to pandemic-related restrictions that Whitmer's office imposed, and faced charges including conspiracy to kidnap and use a weapon of mass destruction.
The jury's decision was setback for federal prosecutors in one of the highest-profile cases in years involving domestic terrorism charges and militias. At trial the defense argued that the government used FBI informants and undercover agents to encourage online discussions about the alleged plot, hoping to entrap the defendants in alleged crimes because of their political views, they said.
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