Four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her Michigan summer home. Opening statements are set for Wednesday morning. Defendants say they were part of a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, whose members conspired to kidnap
Highlights
- Four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov.
- Gretchen Whitmer over her response to the pandemic.
- The defendants say that undercover FBI agents and paid informants pushed the defendants to take part in crimes.
- The government says they were part of a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, whose members conspired to kidnap the governor at her Northern Michigan summer home.
- Several said they were so upset by Whitmer’s pandemic orders they could not be fair judges.
- The judge said the focus of the trial will be the defendants’ alleged actions.