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Lawyer: Man charged in Whitmer plot swayed by FBI informant

Headline from Omaha World-Herald, on the newest of 2 developments

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer for one of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 said Wednesday he was a near-homeless, pot-smoking

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  1. Jury picked for Michigan Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot trial

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    Lawyer: Man charged in Whitmer plot swayed by FBI informant

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Underlines Growing Abuse of Women Officials (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Four men are going to trial for an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Trial underway for 4 men accused in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  3. Valdosta Daily Times

    EXPLAINER: Charges at Michigan governor kidnap plot trial (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Four members of anti-government groups are facing trial this week on federal charges accusing them in a chilling plot to abduct Michigan's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, in

  4. Fox2 Detroit

    Trial for 4 accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor begins Tuesday (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Jury selection begins Tuesday for a trial that could last more than a month in court. Prosecutors plan to show secret recordings and evidence of how the four men united behind a wild plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    Jury picked for alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were

  6. Tucson

    Jury selection starts in Michigan governor kidnap plot (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — With secret recordings and other evidence, prosecutors are pledging to show how four men were united behind a wild plot to kidnap Michigan's governor in

  7. Tucson

    Trial next for 4 accused in Michigan governor kidnap plot (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — With secret recordings and other evidence, prosecutors are pledging to show how four men were united behind a wild plot to kidnap Michigan's governor in

  8. Omaha World-Herald

    Jury picked for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trial (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, extraordinary allegations of

  9. NPR

    Jury selection to begin for 4 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan's governor (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A trial starts Tuesday for four men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The men's attorneys plan to argue that they were entrapped.

  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Trial begins in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors are being selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, extraordinary allegations of violence planned

  11. Omaha World-Herald

    Lawyer: Man charged in Whitmer plot swayed by FBI informant (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer for one of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 said Wednesday he was a near-homeless, pot-smoking

  12. CNN

    Trial starts for 4 men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 are heading to trial with opening statements beginning Wednesday.

  13. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Prosecutor: Men planned to 'hog-tie' Michigan Gov. Whitmer (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that the four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 recruited a militia and planned

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lawyer: FBI lured men into Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told jurors Wednesday that they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.

  15. WMUR

    Trial starts for 4 men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Prosecutors say the men came up with the plan to snatch Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry about pandemic restrictions.

  16. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told jurors Wednesday that they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.

  17. CBS News

    Jury picked for Michigan Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot trial (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Prosecutors have said the defendants were angry about pandemic restrictions the Democratic governor imposed.

  18. The Hill

    Jury selected for trial of men accused of plotting to kidnap Whitmer (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A jury has been selected for the trial of four men who are accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

  19. CBS News

    Man charged in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot was pot-smoking "misfit" swayed by FBI informant, lawyer says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Adam Fox was influenced by an FBI informant whom he met at a protest, not a mastermind of the 2020 plot, defense lawyer says.

  20. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Prosecutor: Men recruited militia in Mich. Gov. Whitmer plot (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that the four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 recruited a militia and planned

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Jury selected for trial in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A jury has been selected for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  22. Politico

    Jury picked for Michigan governor kidnap plot trial (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Four men stand accused of plotting to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

  23. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Trial starts for 4 men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Lauren del Valle, CNN Four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 are heading to trial with opening statements

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