US EditionTrump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer
- President Donald Trump said on May 28, 2025, he would consider pardoning Barry Croft Jr. And Adam Fox, convicted for plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
- The plot involved anti-government extremists aiming to kidnap Whitmer at her Elk Rapids lake house just before the 2020 presidential election, with convictions affirmed by a Sixth Circuit appeals panel.
- Croft and Fox were sentenced to nearly 20 and 16 years respectively for conspiracy to kidnap and use a weapon of mass destruction, and appeals claiming insufficient evidence were denied.
- Trump called the trial 'somewhat of a railroad job' and noted 'a lot of people from both sides' asked about pardons, while Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel expressed deep concern on May 28.
- This consideration of pardons follows Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin Jr.'s pledge to 'take a hard look' at the case, suggesting possible further presidential clemency for those convicted in politically sensitive plots.
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Whitmer ‘very disappointed’ Trump weighing pardons for kidnapping plotters - Washington Examiner
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) says she is “very disappointed” President Donald Trump is considering a pardon for the men who were convicted of a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor in 2020. Whitmer has been cordial with Trump this year, appearing with him at events and speaking with him, though it has also seemed awkward at times. She held up a folder in front of her face to prevent being spotted in the Oval Office at one point in a viral photo.…
Trump Considers Pardoning Men Sentenced for Plot to Kidnap Whitmer » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he will consider pardoning two men convicted in 2022 of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. At a ceremony to swear in the new U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Trump asserted his belief that the 2022 trials may have “railroaded” Barry Croft and Adam Fox, and that he would consider a pardon for these two defendants. Trump’s attitude toward the case is not unique; since 2021, there ha…
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‘Looked to me like a railroad job’: Trump weighs pardoning convicts in Whitmer kidnapping plot
NBC’s Ryan Reilly joins Way Too Early to break down Donald Trump’s latest round of controversial pardons, including a former gang leader, a reality TV couple, and potential consideration for the men convicted in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. As Reilly notes, the key to Trump’s clemency decisions is often “access” and “making the case that you were a victim of government overreach.” Trump’s pardon attorney wrote online: “No MAGA left …
Michigan Governor Not Mad, Just 'Very Disappointed' as Trump Considers Pardon for Men Who Plotted to Violently Kidnap Her
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared her "disappointment" regarding Trump's statement that he'd consider pardoning two men convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020.
Gov. Whitmer Responds as Trump Considers Kidnap Plot Pardon
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan has expressed her disappointment after President Donald Trump said he would “take a look at” pardoning the men who were convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020. “I’m disappointed that they’re even considering it, frankly,” Gov. Whitmer, a Democrat, said in an interview with WOOD-TV on Thursday. Whitmer said she intends on expressing these feelings to the White House, also. She went on to condemn political vi…
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