Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

A report from the news website The Intercept looked into the FBI records of the plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer in 2020. Their findings tell an even more complicated story.

Moving Michigan's rural areas forward economically, the growing scrutiny of the FBI's use of informants, and motivation for the masses.

A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

A jury is hearing closing arguments in the fourth trial connected to a plan to kidnap the governor just ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

A jury is set to hear closing arguments today in the fourth trial connected to a plot by anti-government extremists to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor is denying any role. But he told jurors that he should have contacted police when talk turned to obtaining explosives.

A prosecutor says three men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wanted to start a civil war. Eric Molitor and twin brothers William Null and Michael Null went on trial Wednesday in Antrim County, Michigan. They're charged with providing material support for terrorist acts. They are pleading not guilty.

Opening arguments are scheduled for Wednesday in the trial of three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null are charged with providing material support for terrorist acts.

The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan's governor begins this week. Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null are charged with providing material support for terrorist acts in the scheme against Democrat Gretchen Whitmer. They are among 14 men arrested weeks before the 2020 election.

A Wisconsin man who was accused of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Brian Higgins said Wednesday that he attempted to provide material support for terrorism when he drove past Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's vacation home.