But attorneys for #Molitor, 39, & the #NullBrothers, 41, argued that the men did not actively take part in the plot & did not consider it to be a serious #threat to #Whitmer. Molitor & William Null both testified in their defense, & Null told jurors he wished he had called #police when he overheard others talking about acquiring explosives (but he didn’t).

During the #trial, state prosecutors had argued that #Molitor and the #NullBrothers had participated in military-style drills & cased Whitmer’s vacation property in #AntrimCounty in northern #Michigan. The plot, which #FBI informants helped disrupt, involved plans to capture #Whitmer (D) at the home, #detonate a #bridge & ignite an #ArmedRebellion ahead of the 2020 presidential election.