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.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives a policy speech at an event in Washington on April 9, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

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.