In April, a Grand Rapids jury acquitted two other men charged in the scheme after defense attorneys successfully argued their clients had been entrapped by the FBI. Now, a federal judge ordered a new trial for two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
Mark Totten, the new U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, recused himself from the case
- Totten served as Whitmer's chief legal counsel during her first two years in office.
- Since Whitmer was the alleged target of the kidnapping plot, perhaps it makes legal sense for Totten to recuse himself since he and the governor presumably had numerous discussions about the matter.
The FBI installed pole cameras at Whitmer's vacation home
- Laser devices also were set up around her property to capture 3D images of any suspects or attempted incursions to ultimately use as evidence against the perpetrators
- Most of the perpetrators, as defense motions and the trial exposed, were FBI informants and undercover agents working at the direction of FBI handlers in numerous field offices.
https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/01/whitmer-lawyer-seeks-recusal-in-kidnapping-retrial/
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