Jury Acquits Last 3 Men in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Jury Acquits Last 3 Men in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Three men have been acquitted in the last trial connected to the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The men were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapon charge. They were the last of 14 men to face charges, with nine being convicted and five now cleared. The accused were accused of participating in military-style drills and traveling to see Whitmer's vacation home. The key players in the plot were previously convicted of a kidnapping conspiracy. The verdicts were met with disappointment from Whitmer's chief of staff and the state attorney general.

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