The defense argued that there was never any plot to kidnap or harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and that the scheme was manipulated by the FBI. But the prosecution insisted the threat was real.
A jury acquitted two defendants in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping trial on Friday but was unable to come to a verdict on the alleged ringleaders of the plot.
A government informant known as “Big Dan” testified for a third day on Tuesday, mostly answering questions from defense attorneys about his activities as a member of the Wolverine Watchmen militia group and his contacts with the FBI.
The federal trial for four men who say they were coaxed by overzealous FBI informants into plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of her restrictive COVID-19 policies begins Tuesday with jury selection.