Trump Considers Pardon for Men Caught in FBI-Backed Governor Kidnapping Scheme
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is considering pardoning the men who were caught up in an FBI-backed plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Fourteen men were originally charged over the plot to kidnap Whitmer from her Antrim County vacation home in 2020. Most were acquitted in the trial while two were convicted. The FBI was heavily criticized over its role in the plot and several defendants argued that FBI agents actively encouraged alleged participants to engage in illegal activity.
Two men were acquitted by a jury after they were alleged to have been involved in the plot after the defense argued that the FBI’s encouragement of the plan constituted entrapment.
“I will take a look at it. It’s been brought to my attention,” Trump said in the Oval Office after Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as U.S. Attorney in D.C.
“I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I’ll be honest with you. It looked to me like some people said some stupid things,” he added. (Read more from “Trump Considers Pardon for Men Caught in FBI-Backed Governor Kidnapping Scheme” HERE)
