Two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor wanted to grab Gretchen Whitmer and hang her, prosecutors said Monday.
The jury got the case around noon after a morning of final remarks, including a fiery challenge by defence lawyers who accused the FBI of manufacturing the scheme. Prosecutors, however, called that a phony narrative.
It was Kessler’s effort to get the jury to reject a defence argument that Fox and Croft were entrapped by the government every step of the way.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our team“‘Which governor is going to be dragged off and hung for treason first?’” Kessler said, quoting Croft’s own words.
Fox, 39, and Croft, 46, are on trial for a second time in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a jury in April couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict but acquitted two other men. Fox, Croft and their allies were furious about COVID-19 restrictions and generally disgusted by government, according to trial evidence.
Gibbons said there was “fantastical talk” by Fox and others — about storming Mackinac Island, getting helicopters and boats and maybe escaping through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Croft’s attorney, Joshua Blanchard, offered a similar assessment in a scathing attack on the FBI’s techniques. He reminded the jury that two more informants with recording devices were in the group but were never called as government witnesses, including a woman who shared a hotel room with Croft and traveled with him from the East Coast.Article content
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