3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Three men accused of supporting terrorism in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday in a trial that focused on paramilitary drills and fierce contempt for government ahead of the 2020 election. The verdicts “are further proof that violence and threats have no place in our politics,” said Whitmer, who has not participated as a trial witness or spectator in the state or federal cases. They also didn’t travel with Fox to scout the governor’s vacation home or participate in a key weekend training session inside a makeshift “shoot house” in Luther, Michigan. “In this country you are allowed to talk the talk, but you only get convicted if you walk the walk,” Musico’s attorney, Kareem Johnson, said in his closing remarks. The governor was referring to Dixon’s remarks in September when she told supporters that Whitmer was “good at taking business hostage and holding it for ransom.” Dixon’s reaction to the verdicts was more muted: She said she’s “glad justice has been served.” ___ Joey Cappelletti, a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative, contributed to this story.
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