Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are playing for jurors covert recordings of two of the men mentioning the Democratic governor and speaking excitedly about taking action that would terrorize people
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attends an event with President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are showing jurors profanity-filled messages and social media posts on Thursday, March 10, by two of the men, some months before the FBI got involved in the case.GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
"I'm gonna hit soon," Barry Croft Jr. is heard saying during what prosecutors say was a crucial June 6, 2020, meeting of antigovernment activists in Ohio."A little later, Adam Fox also is heard on audio recorded by an FBI informant, tossing out ideas and telling the group: “You need to take hostages. There’s your value.”
Prosecutors say the men — Fox, Croft, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta — planned to snatch Whitmer from her Michigan vacation home because they were angry about pandemic restrictions she imposed. They also planned to blow up a nearby bridge to slow the police response. FBI agent Todd Reineck testified earlier Thursday that the men were arrested in fall 2020 because there was a “real concern they might obtain real live explosives.” He also testified about social media posts and messages by the men, including some made months before any contact from FBI agents or informants.and tyrants in our state. ... Let's do something ... bold," Fox said in a December 2019 Facebook video.
Fox's attorney, Christopher Gibbons, questioned Reineck about the process of paying informants in cash, vetting them before undercover work, and the choice of electronic devices they used. Reineck also acknowledged under questioning by Gibbons that
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