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Whitmer abduction plot case goes to jury

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists "filled with rage" and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the 2020 general election.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer

    Headline from Madison ·

  2. Newest

    Whitmer abduction plot case goes to jury

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

65 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Defense lawyers have rested their case in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday in his own defense and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap Gov. Whitmer (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified in his own defense Thursday, repeatedly telling jurors "absolutely not" when asked if he agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    4 in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial to decide whether to testify (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The trial of four men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has shifted to the defense. The men must decide whether they will testify in their own

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Prosecutors rest their case in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case against 4 men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 national election.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    Closing arguments next in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens Kokomo Tribune)

    Published

    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Jurors will hear closing arguments Friday in the trial of four men accused of a brazen conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a case built with informants, undercover agents,

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Jury hearing closing arguments in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. A prosecutor says the men were “filled with rage” against

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Prosecutor: 4 in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot full of 'rage' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists "filled with rage" and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the polarizing 2020 general election.

  9. Sioux City Journal

    Jury gets case of 4 men charged in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “filled with

  10. Sioux City Journal

    Jury urged to convict 4 in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor is urging jurors to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were “filled with rage” and

  11. WMUR

    Closing arguments begin in trial over Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the trial of four men accused of a brazen conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  12. Just the News

    Closing arguments begin in case accusing four of plotting to kidnap Michigan Democrat Gov. Whitmer (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Defendants Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy

  13. Insider

    Prosecutors say men painstakingly planned Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's kidnapping in closing arguments for trial over plot (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Defense attorneys for the accused would-be kidnappers argued that FBI informants manipulated them into crossing the line to potentially illegal acts.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Jury gets case of 4 men charged in Michigan governor kidnap plot (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Jurors will begin deliberations Monday in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Whitmer abduction plot case goes to jury (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists "filled with rage" and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the 2020 general election.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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