William Ford Junior admitted the $40,000 F-150 lightning (pictured) is the equivalent of betting the company and if it flops it could tarnish the entire franchise .
A federal jury on Friday acquitted two men of charges that they plotted to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan and failed to reach a verdict against two other defendants.
The four were among 14 alleged right-wing militants arrested in October 2020 following a sting operation by the FBI.
They were accused of targeting Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer because of the tough COVID-19 pandemic restrictions she imposed on the northern US state.
Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping after a nearly one-month trial.
US District Judge Robert Jonker declared a mistrial in the cases of the
(Reuters) -A jury will begin deliberations on Monday in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, as one of the most closely watched trials in recent memory involving allegations of domestic terrorism neared its conclusion. Granted the option by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker, jurors chose to start discussing the case on Monday. On Friday, jurors heard a government prosecutor describe the defendants as "filled with rage" and bent on sparking a civil war, followed by defense attorneys who accused the FBI of entrapping their clients, who they said were often high on drugs and prone to "crazy" talk rather than concrete action.