Prosecution Rests Its Case at Whitmer Kidnapping Trial

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media in Midland, Mich., on May 20, 2020. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

After hearing from more than a dozen witnesses over seven days of testimony, federal prosecutors rested their case on Thursday against two men charged with conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just before the 2020 election.

The men are also charged with conspiracy to use explosives to facilitate a getaway.