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Whitmer Says Trump Dropped Talk of Pardoning Men Convicted in Kidnap Plot

The men were accused of plotting to kidnap the governor in retaliation for her COVID-19 lockdown policies in 2020.
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Whitmer Says Trump Dropped Talk of Pardoning Men Convicted in Kidnap Plot
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives a policy speech at an event in Washington on April 9, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
T.J. Muscaro
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that President Donald Trump reaffirmed to her that he would not be pardoning the two men who were imprisoned for leading a plot to kidnap her in 2020.

The Democratic governor said on Michigan public radio on May 29 that about a month ago, the president asked her how she felt about his potentially pardoning the men, Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.