Jury Acquits 3 Men of Supporting Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Authorities said plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began at anti-government extremist summit in 2020.
Jury acquitted William Null, Michael Null, and Eric Molitor of providing support for kidnapping plot.
Men were accused of participating in drills and casing Whitmer's vacation home.
Defense said evidence didn't prove "material support" for kidnapping plan.
Acquittals were mixed results for prosecutors; 9 others convicted in plot in state or federal trials.

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Michigan AG: Conservative Jurors Led to Acquittals in Whitmer Kidnap Plot Trial

Michigan's attorney general, Dana Nessel, suggested that conservative politics influenced the acquittal of three men in the final trial connected to a plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, calling the verdicts "perplexing, confusing but terrifying."