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Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about pandemic restrictions plotted to kidnap her

The Independent UK

Whitmer plot underlines growing abuse of women officials

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

The Independent UK

Nessel asks high court to reverse ruling overturning Whitmer's emergency powers

Attorney General Dana Nessel's office has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to "disavow" a 2020 ruling that overturned Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency powers seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Judge: No FBI entrapment for 3 in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

A judge has ruled that three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI

The Independent UK

Spring break could affect jury pool in Whitmer kidnap trial

Spring break could affect the makeup of the jury in the upcoming trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Whitmer kidnap trial will include explosives, virtual recreations of training camp

DETROIT — The prosecution next month of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be a multimedia production with testimony from four dozen witnesses, a replica bomb built by the FBI, virtual recreations of key locations, including a secret training camp, and a discrete plan…

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Auto industry restarts work after end of U.S.-Canada bridge blockade

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the end of the blockade a ""win for Michigan’s working families."

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Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP

Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is facing fierce political headwinds

The Independent UK

Ontario judge orders Ambassador Bridge protesters to stop blockade

WINDSOR, Canada — An Ontario judge granted an injunction Friday against protesters who have been blocking the Ambassador Bridge for five days, ordering them to clear the road and potentially opening a path to ending the international standoff.

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Ontario judge grants injunction against Ambassador Bridge protesters

An Ontario judge granted an injunction Friday against protesters who have been blocking the Ambassador Bridge for five days, potentially opening a path to ending the international standoff.

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Commentary: The GOP’s plan to steal the 2024 election

To win in 2024, the Republican presidential candidate must recapture three of the five states that flipped from Donald Trump in 2016 to Joe Biden in 2020. With this goal in mind, GOP legislatures in these states have muscled through dozens of voter suppression bills on party-line votes.

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Whitmer urges resolution to reopen traffic on Ambassador Bridge

DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on Canadian authorities Thursday to resolve a dispute over COVID-19 vaccination mandates that have led truckers in Windsor to block traffic into Canada over the Ambassador Bridge.

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Michigan governor urges Canada to reopen key bridge, resolve blockade

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called on Canada to reopen a key bridge to traffic that has been snarled by large protests by truckers.

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Michigan man pleads guilty over plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

DETROIT — A Waterford Township man admitted Wednesday that he plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and said federal investigators and informants did not entrap him or his co-conspirators.

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Second man pleads guilty to plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Kaleb Franks admitted conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer, leaving four alleged co-conspirators still facing trial

The Independent UK

2nd guilty plea expected in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer

A second man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected Wednesday to plead guilty

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Second Whitmer kidnap plotter to plead guilty, court records show

DETROIT — A second member of an alleged plot to kidnap and hurt Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, giving federal prosecutors two key insiders to fight defense claims of entrapment during next month's trial, according to a federal court filing Monday.

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2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer

Records show a man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty

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Judge rules on what will be allowed in Whitmer kidnap trial

DETROIT — Jurors in next month's conspiracy case against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be allowed to hear about the criminal records and other prior allegations involving the defendants, a federal judge said Wednesday.

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Whitmer campaign sends $3.5 million in excess donations to Democratic Party

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's campaign has sent $3.5 million in funds it raised above normal contribution limits to the Michigan Democratic Party, according to a disclosure filed Monday.

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Millionaire candidates rock Republican race for governor

LANSING, Mich. — Two millionaires have shaken up the Republican race for governor by injecting $4.5 million of their personal funds into the crowded race for the nomination, with the likelihood that there is more to come.

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Judge tells Whitmer kidnap suspect: No, you can't use Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a defense

DETROIT — One of the suspects in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer alleged kidnapping case wanted to raise the infamous 2021 U.S. Capitol riot at trial, alleging the FBI's handling of the deadly insurrection points to a "consciousness of guilt" by the government.

Reason

The Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Looks an Awful Lot Like Entrapment

This is a much more persuasive example of Deep State nefariousness than January 6.

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Accused Whitmer kidnap plotters lose bid to dismiss criminal case

DETROIT — A federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss the indictment against five members of an alleged plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, calling defense claims of entrapment and government overreaching a "heavy burden to carry."

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Man accused in kidnap plot fantasized about hog-tying Michigan governor, feds say

DETROIT — A ringleader of an alleged plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer fantasized about hog-tying her and displaying her body on a table, according to federal prosecutors.

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