#Michigan jury #acquits 3 men in plot to #kidnap Gov. #GretchenWhitmer

A MI jury acquitted 3 men on Fri of state charges related to Gov. #GretchenWhitmerKidnappingPlot in 2020, capping multiple #legal proceedings that centered on #RightWing #extremism & the dangers facing the country’s political leaders.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/15/gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-aquittal/

Michigan jury acquits three men in plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The plot, which FBI informants helped disrupt, involved plans to capture Whitmer (D) at her home, detonate a bridge and ignite an armed rebellion ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

The Washington Post