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Michigan governor kidnap case: hardened terrorists or FBI dupes?

Four militia group members are on trial for an alleged plot to abduct Gretchen Whitmer but did informants and agents egg on big-talking good ole boys?

The Guardian - US

Gretchen Whitmer was to be tied up and posed for photos in kidnap plot, trial hears

Extremist group’s defence has accused FBI informant of goading plotters into exaggerating their plans

The Independent UK

Key informant coming up in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

Jurors soon will hear from a pivotal informant who approached the FBI about a band of antigovernment extremists in Michigan

The Independent UK

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer submits petitions: 'Ready to run for reelection'

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she's "just getting started" Thursday as her campaign submitted about 30,000 petition signatures to get on the ballot as she seeks reelection.

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Snapshots of 4 men charged in Whitmer kidnapping plot

Jurors have unflattering snapshots so far of four men charged with plotting to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Trial resuming for 4 men accused of Michigan governor plot

The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is resuming after a three-day break because of a COVID-19 case

The Independent UK

Whitmer kidnap trial postponed amid COVID-19 exposure

DETROIT — A key participant in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the judge to halt one of the nation's most important cases of alleged extremism.

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COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer

The trial for four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that was scheduled to resume Monday has been postponed at least until Thursday because an essential participant tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Rough portrayals of 4 men in Michigan governor kidnap plot

Jurors have unflattering snapshots so far of four men charged with plotting to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Feds reveal secret recordings as Whitmer kidnap testimony takes jurors inside alleged plot

DETROIT — Adam Fox, an accused ringleader of a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, posted online about being ready for a second Civil War months before first meeting federal informants, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

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US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

White House clarifies there is a ‘legal review process’ after Harris says ‘absolutely there should be an investigation’

The Guardian - US

Whitmer kidnap testimony shows alleged plot existed before FBI got involved

DETROIT — Adam Fox, an accused ringleader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, posted online about being ready for a second civil war months before first meeting federal informants, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

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Judge turns focus of Whitmer-kidnap trial to entrapment

The focus of a federal trial in Michigan has shifted directly to the question of whether the FBI hoodwinked four defendants into agreeing to a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot: How Trump targeted ‘that woman’ over militia threat

‘Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist’, Donald Trump tweeted in one of the first of a long-running series of barbs against the Michigan Governor

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Why FBI agents and informants could complicate trial of ‘Wolverine Watchmen’ accused in kidnap plot of Gretchen Whitmer

Amid questions of credibility, allegations of misconduct, and concerns of political bias, none of the FBI’s top three agents will testify on behalf of government’s prosecution, Justin Vallejo writes

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Governors, CEOs join White House meeting on chips funding: Jobs are 'at risk'

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended a meeting Wednesday at the White House to advocate for legislation that would fund $52 billion in domestic semiconductor chip production.

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Dueling portraits emerge as domestic terror trial begins in Whitmer kidnap case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Opening statements Wednesday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered contrasting narratives colliding in one of the nation's most important cases of violent extremism.

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Whitmer kidnap plotters wanted to help spark second Civil War, feds say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Prosecutors marked the start of the domestic terrorism trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday by cataloging the alleged acts of angry men who built bombs, hatched violent plans and amassed an arsenal in hopes of sparking a…

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The Guardian - US

‘Putin will fail and Russia will suffer strategic defeat’ in Ukraine, says Blinken – as it happened

US secretary of state makes remark in press conference with British foreign secretary Liz Truss

The Independent UK

Lawyer: Man charged in Whitmer plot swayed by FBI informant

A lawyer for one of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 has told jurors he was a near-homeless, pot-smoking “misfit” who was influenced by an FBI informant whom he met at a protest

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Michigan governor signs bill retroactively waiving able and available to work requirements for pandemic unemployment aid

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill on Feb. 28 allowing part-time workers who applied for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to keep their benefits. The law may also allow certain workers who were initially denied pandemic unemployment benefits due to part-time work or inability to work to claim retroactive…

The Independent UK

Trial next for 4 accused in Michigan governor kidnap plot

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Charges at Michigan governor kidnap plot trial

Four members of anti-government groups are facing trial this week go on federal charges accusing them of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020

The Independent UK

Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about pandemic restrictions plotted to kidnap her

The Independent UK

Whitmer plot underlines growing abuse of women officials

Four men are going to trial for a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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