Accused Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot leader asked: "When's the lynching?"
The disclosure came near the end of the first phase of testimony by a key government witness in the trial of four men.
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The disclosure came near the end of the first phase of testimony by a key government witness in the trial of four men.
"We want her flex-cuffed on a table while we all pose and get our pictures taken," one defendant said of Whitmer.
A key player tested positive so proceedings were put off for 4 days.
Adam Fox was influenced by an FBI informant whom he met at a protest, not a mastermind of the 2020 plot, defense lawyer says.
Prosecutors have said the defendants were angry about pandemic restrictions the Democratic governor imposed.
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Garbin told prosecutors six men trained at his property, constructing a "shoot house" to resemble Whitmer's vacation home and "assaulting it with firearms."
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A photo circulated on social media showed Whitmer with a group of unmasked people at an East Lansing bar-restaurant.
Whitmer attributed the surge in coronavirus cases to new variants.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer says her state has more capacity to administer vaccines if the federal government provides more doses.
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The restrictions, which she stressed are not mandates, come as cases rise across Michigan, making it the country's latest virus epicenter.
He referred to the state's female governor, attorney general and secretary of state as "the three witches"
Ty Garbin is the first to be convicted in the high-profile case, and his detailed testimony of the alleged kidnapping plot could aid prosecutors in securing more convictions.
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Whitmer said "in lieu of a broader national strategy, it really was on us to navigate" the coronavirus pandemic.
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