Jury selection begins for trial of 4 men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor in response to her aggressive steps to slow down Covid during the early months of the pandemic.
, have pleaded guilty and will appear as crucial witnesses for the government, giving jurors an inside view of what was planned.
Indeed, prosecutors said much of the evidence will be the defendants’ own words gathered during secret recordings. The government will also offer screenshots of text messages as well as photos and videos posted on social media. Defense lawyer Christopher Gibbons said Fox did not want to kidnap Whitmer, though he made “many inflammatory remarks” about the governor and what he considered to be unconstitutional acts.
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