Final Trial to Begin in Plot to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer

“Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on trial Monday,” the AP reports.

“Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among 14 men, described by prosecutors as anti-government extremists, charged in the scheme weeks before the November 2020 election. They were angered by Whitmer’s COVID-19 policies, which shut down schools and restricted the economy.”

“The plotters were members of paramilitary groups and spoke of attacking the state Capitol and police to ignite civil war.”