President Trump on Wednesday said he will take a look at whether to issue pardons for those convicted in the 2020 failed plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
“I’m going to look at it. I will take a look at it. It’s been brought to my attention,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about pardons for those involved.
“I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I’ll be honest with you. It looked to me like some people said some stupid things, you know they were drinking and I think they said stupid things,” Trump added.
“But I’ll take a look at that. A lot of people are asking me that question, from both sides actually. A lot of people think they got railroaded. A lot of people think they got railroaded and probably some people don’t.”
Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., were convicted for the kidnapping plot, which involved taking the governor at her vacation home at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic because they were angry with government-imposed restrictions.
Fox was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years in prison on two conspiracy charges relating to the kidnapping scheme and another to obtain and use a weapon of mass destruction related to a side plot to blow up a bridge in order to distract authorities. Federal prosecutors at the time identified Fox as the “driving force” behind the plan against Whitmer.
Croft, who was identified as the “idea guy” behind the plot, was sentenced to 19 years in prison in 2022 for the charges related to the scheme as well as a charge of possessing an unregistered explosive.
Prosecutors said Fox and Croft led other men associated with a militia group called Wolverine Watchmen to kidnap Whitmer before the 2020 election. The last three men to stand trial in connection with a plan were found not guilty on all counts in 2023.
Whitmer is one of a few Democrats who have met with Trump at the White House. She later said that the recent appearance with Trump occurred when she was unexpectedly taken in to the Oval Office while the president was speaking to the press.
Trump has issued some high-profile pardons recently, including when he pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted on bank fraud and tax evasion charges, on Tuesday.
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