US EditionWhitmer Slams Trump for Plan to Pardon Kidnap Plotters
- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer condemned President Donald Trump on Thursday for contemplating pardons for two individuals imprisoned for their roles in the 2020 scheme to abduct her from her summer residence in Elk Rapids, Michigan.
- The plot involved Barry Croft Jr. And Adam Fox conspiring to kidnap Whitmer and possibly move her to Wisconsin to face a trial for treason, motivated by anger over pandemic restrictions and political grievances.
- Croft, 49, from Delaware, and Fox, 42, from Grand Rapids, were convicted in 2022 in federal court of conspiracy and using a weapon of mass destruction, with sentences of 19 years and 16 years respectively.
- Trump expressed skepticism about the convictions, calling it "somewhat of a railroad job," and his Justice Department's new pardon attorney said he would take a hard look at pardoning Croft and Fox.
- Whitmer strongly opposed potential pardons, stating, "I think it would be the wrong decision" and urging condemnation of political violence regardless of the target, underscoring tensions in her bipartisan dealings with Trump.
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Whitmer Says Trump Dropped Talk of Pardoning Men Convicted in Kidnap Plot
Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that President Donald Trump reaffirmed to her that he would not be pardoning the two men who were imprisoned for leading a plot to kidnap her in 2020. The Democratic governor disclosed on Michigan public radio on May 29 that about a month ago, the president asked her how she felt about him possibly pardoning the men, Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox. The men were accused of plotting to kidnap the governor in ret…
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Trump told her he would not pardon men convicted in kidnapping plot
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump would be going back on his word to her if he pardoned two men who are serving prison sentences for leading a 2020 plot to kidnap her.
'I Hope He Doesn't Go Through With It': A Devastated Whitmer Says Trump Promised He Wouldn't Pardon the Men Who Planned To Execute Her
The president says he is considering freeing those who plotted to kill the Michigan Democrat, who has taken heat from her own party for cozying up to him.
Trump Blasted After Considering Pardons For Men Who Conspired To Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
President Donald Trump is facing heavy criticism after he openly considered pardons for the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and claimed that their trial was a "railroad job."During Trump’s first term, in 2020, six men were charged by federal prosecutors with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat who the GOP attacked for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The indictment detailed how the men—some conne…
Trump Considers Pardons for Whitmer Kidnapping Plotters, Drawing Sharp Criticism from Governor
President Donald Trump has announced he is considering pardoning Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox, the two men convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Trump described their prosecution as potentially a “railroad job,” suggesting the trial may have been unfair. Croft and Fox, affiliated with the paramilitary group Wolverine Watchmen, were sentenced in 2022 to over 19 and 16 years respectively for kidnapping conspiracy…
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