In 2020, a group of defendants was arrested for an alleged plot that ignited national attention in far-right, antigovernmental activism. The group was accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Today, the jury made a decision on Adam Fox and Barry Croft, who were described by federal prosecutors as the ringleaders of the group.
The verdict: guilty.
GUEST:
Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio reporter
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