Whitmer navigates Michigan ‘minefield’ between Biden and Arab Americans: The governor’s outreach to the Arab and Muslim communities is done privately ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/27/whitmer-michigan-primary-biden-uncommitted-arab-americans/
Thompson: Whitmer lacks moral leadership in response to Israel attack: Her first reaction on social media after the atrocities by Hamas was to issue an extremely ...
detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/bankole-thompson/2023/10/15/thompson-whitmer-lacks-moral-leadership-in-response-to-israel-attack/71169338007/
Whitmer says she's 'unequivocally supportive of Israel' after social media backlash
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/09/gretchen-whitmer-unequivocally-supportive-israel-hamas-attacks-michigan-social-media-uproar/71119697007/
Last Three Men in Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Are Acquitted: William Null, twin brother Michael Null, and Eric Molitor were among 14 men to be tried in ...
thedailybeast.com/last-three-men-in-gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-are-acquitted
Quick Glance: 3 Men Acquitted in Trial Connected to Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- William Null, twin brother Michael Null, and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of supporting a terrorist act and a weapon charge.
- The Nulls and Molitor were accused of supporting the plan's leaders through military-style drills and trips to Whitmer's vacation home in northern Michigan.
- Fox, Croft, and William Null were present at the gathering where an FBI informant secretly recorded profanity-laced threats against public officials.
- Molitor, 39, and William Null, 41, testified in their own defense, admitting to participating in gun drills and visiting Whitmer's property. However, William Null stated that he and his brother distanced themselves when the conversation turned to obtaining explosives.
3 acquitted in final trial of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot: Three men were acquitted Friday on all charges against them in connection to ...
cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-kidnapping-plot/
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to role in Whitmer kidnap scheme: Brian Higgins said he attempted to provide material support for terrorism, an offense that carries ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/03/15/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-whitmer-kidnap-scheme/70012056007/
Wisconsin man pleads guilty over Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot - UPI.com: A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to his role in a domestic terrorism plot to ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/03/16/Brian-Higgins-pleads-guilty-Michigan-kidnapping-plot/2761678944422/
A Leader in Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer Receives Nearly 20 Years in Prison: Barry Croft planned to use guns and explosives to abduct Michigan’s governor ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/28/us/barry-croft-michigan-sentencing.html
Quick Glance: Judge imposes another lengthy prison sentence in Michigan governor kidnapping plan
- Barry Croft Jr. was the fourth and final federal defendant to be sentenced.
- Joshua Blanchard, the defense counsel, said he will appeal the sentence.
- Croft told allies at one point, "I don't like seeing anybody get killed either."
- Croft "went way down a conspiracy rabbit hole," Blanchard said Wednesday, requesting a sentence of less than life in prison.
Trio in Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Plot Get Stiff Prison Sentences: The three were accused of participating in paramilitary training sessions with a ringleader in ...
thedailybeast.com/two-in-the-can-and-another-awaits-sentencing-for-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer
Quick Glance: Three men sentenced in a kidnapping conspiracy against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ask for forgiveness in court.
- Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced in Jackson County on Thursday, with the prosecution saying that, despite their denial that "nothing happened," they committed the most serious of crimes, an attack on democracy.
- In a democracy, residents settle their issues through elections, according to Whitmer: "We debate, and then we vote."
- He claimed he was "not the boogie man the prosecution is trying to claim that I am."
- According to Doddamani, terrorism "replaces public discourse with intimidation and fear."
3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer: Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges ...
apnews.com/article/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-jackson-adam-fox-kidnap-plot-trial-0a5a930cf86e74f8a1365040b783de0d
Quick Glance: The fate of the Whitmer conspiracy defendants in Jackson is in the hands of the jury.
- According to the prosecution, the defendants were members of an illegal group called the Wolverine Watchman and used guns unlawfully.
- In many ways, the jury's decision may come down to whether they trust the FBI's undercover informant, an Army veteran who admitted to being paid, transported the defendants to meetings, and maintained a leadership position in the group during evidence.
- They uttered some unpleasant things.
- They also utilized guns during military-style training, which was essentially adult role-playing.
- Five more individuals have been accused in Antrim County in a connected domestic terrorism prosecution.
3 men convicted of all counts in Whitmer kidnapping plot: They were found guilty of providing support for a terrorist act, 20 year felony ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/26/whitmer-kidnapping-plot-verdict-morrison-musico-bellar-guilty/69592973007/
Jury to begin deliberations in Jackson Whitmer kidnapping plot trial: Jurors had two weeks of testimony in the case against three men accused of materially ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/24/jury-to-begin-deliberations-in-jackson-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-trial/69582202007/
How a Milford landlord helped feds bust alleged Whitmer kidnap plot: Jurors heard testimony about a "Panic at the Bonfire" meeting when militia members feared ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/10/whitmer-kidnapping-plot-trial-milford-landlord/69552432007/
Michigan man sentenced to 4 years over plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty and testified at trials earlier this year on the plan to ...
axios.com/2022/10/07/michigan-governor-whitmer-kidnap-plot-man-sentenced
Juror in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Trial Accused of Flirting With Defendant Paul Bellar
thedailybeast.com/juror-in-gov-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-trial-accused-of-flirting-with-defendant-paul-bellar
Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot suspects to go on trial in Jackson County: Pete Musico, 44; his son-in-law, Joseph Morrison, 28, both of Munith, and Paul Bellar, 23 ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/03/governor-whitmer-kidnap-plot-jackson-county/69534190007/
Illness causes Whitmer kidnap plot trial to temporarily adjourn, a juror is dismissed
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/17/illness-whitmer-kidnap-trial/69567697007/
3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trial: JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men charged in connection with a ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3675437-3-accused-of-assisting-governor-kidnapping-plot-stand-trial/
Opening arguments begin after 2 days of jury selection in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/10/05/opening-arguments-whitmer-kidnapping-trial/69541133007/
Jury picked in trial related to Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot: JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A jury was seated Tuesday in the trial of three men charged in connection ...
apnews.com/article/crime-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-jackson-kidnapping-7319ec5b6fbef71bca3cf01327043b33
EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot: JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A scheme to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in ...
apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-health-covid-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-3b2434fe6c5c4db00b8bea3b5f1a6ec0
2 men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov ...
apnews.com/article/elections-presidential-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-grand-rapids-9ad8f100d32e7d5883b1be9d6c4cb8d5
Quick Glance: Two men have been found guilty of conspiring to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
- A jury found Barry Croft and Adam Fox guilty of kidnapping Whitmer and conspiring to deploy a weapon of mass devastation.According to Snell, the jury also convicted Croft guilty of one count of possessing an unregistered harmful weapon.
- Caserta was acquitted of a conspiracy allegation.
- Whitmer said in a statement released after the guilty verdicts for Croft and Fox that the convictions "prove that violence and threats have no place in our politics, and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable."
Feds fight new trial bid in Whitmer kidnap case: The filing is the latest legal development in a defense quest to upend convictions in one of the largest ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/09/21/feds-whitmer-kidnap-plotters-fox-and-croft-dont-merit-new-trial/69509653007/
In Michigan's Whitmer plot case, FBI agent describes Operation Coldsnap: Just before breaking for lunch, the defense, called the prosecution "bush league" and ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/29/kidnap-whitmer-appear-in-court/65461372007/
Whitmer praises verdict, says there’s no room for threats: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is praising the guilty verdicts against two ...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/deliberations-start-for-2-men-charged-in-gov-whitmer-plot/
Michigan's Whitmer plot cases stronger after federal convictions, law experts say
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/29/whitmer-kidnap-plot-michigan-antrim-county-trial/7883123001/
Two members of a right-wing militia have been convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
.Roles of F.B.I. and Informants Muddle the Michigan Governor Kidnapping Case: Before five men stand trial in March, prosecutors and defense lawyers are examining ...
nytimes.com/2022/01/24/us/whitmer-kidnapping-trial.html
Michigan allocates $500,000 to house Afghan refugees: State of Michigan launches new website and allocates $500,000 to help house Afghan refugees fleeing the ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/10/07/michigan-allocates-funds-afghan-refugees/6039429001/
Michigan groups prepare for refugees from Afghanistan: As the U.S. continues to evacuate Americans and their allies from Afghanistan, local resettlement ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/21/refugees-afghanistan-may-arrive-michigan/8216609002/
Judge orders 3 to trial in plot to kidnap Michigan governor: Three men have been ordered to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-orders-trial-plot-kidnap-michigan-governor-76751760
3 charged in Whitmer kidnap plot face off against state prosecutors: Pete Musico, his reported son-in-law, Joseph Morrison, and Paul Bellar are back in court.
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/03/03/whtimer-kidnapping-pete-musico-joseph-morrison-paul-bellar/6896419002/
Man pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: One of six men federally charged on suspicion of being involved in a plot to kidnap Michigan ...
cnn.com/2021/01/27/politics/gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-plot/
Michigan governor pushes back against Trump rally chants: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump is inciting “domestic terrorism” following ...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/michigan-governor-pushes-back-trump-rally-chants-73682935
'Credible Threats' to Kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Lead to Charges, Police Say: Robert S. Tesh made “credible threats” via social media messages to kill Gov ...
nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/virus-michigan-whitmer-threats.html
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