In 2020, 12 people were convicted of a poorly planned kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It was obviously never going to succeed, and it was such a Mickey Mouse operation that one could argue Whitmer was never truly in danger. Undercover FBI agents were also accused of entrapment, but while some were acquitted, others were convicted and received significant jail time.
Remember That Kidnapping Plot Against Gretchen Whitmer? One of Its Defendants Got Some Good News
