A federal judge ordered a new trial for the two alleged ringleaders of a 2020 plot to abduct Michigan Gov.
The governor delivered remarks at the recreation center. The photo was taken by Chip Somodevilla.
Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft, 46, have both been charged with kidnapping conspiracy and agreeing to use a weapon of mass destruction, after prosecutors say they organized a group of anti-government extremists united by anger over Covid restrictions.
The Detroit News reported that the judge said a new trial should start as soon as possible.
If they are found guilty, the men could face life imprisonment.
Public comments about the case have been kept to a minimum.
During an April trial, a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against Fox and others. The men were portrayed by prosecutors as dangerous far-right extremists who were serious about their plan to abduct a governor, but defense attorneys say the charges are nonsense because their clients were entrapped in a conspiracy. According to prosecutors, the plan was to have a sham trial for the governor over her Covid restrictions. Prosecutors said that the plan was to put the woman on a boat and leave her adrift. In June 2020, the FBI's confidential source became aware of the Michigan group after attending a far-right meeting in Ohio. The men were arrested in October 2020 for trying to raise $4,000 to blow up a bridge so they wouldn't have to worry about being kidnapped.
Two men indicted in the case pleaded guilty and said they wanted to start a civil war and prevent Joe Biden from becoming president.
A judge ordered a new trial for two people.
There were two acquitted in the kidnapping plot trial.
The man was charged with trying to abduct the Michigan governor.
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