DETROIT — Daniel Harris, a Lake Orion man accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, became the first defendant on trial in federal court in Grand Rapids to testify in his own defense Thursday, calling an FBI informant a "b----" and the government's star witnesses "liars." He denied joining any conspiracy.
Harris, 24, a Marine who served in Asia, was the only one of four defendants to testify during the 14th day of trial Thursday before defense teams rested in one of the country's most important prosecutions involving politics, allegations of domestic terrorism and violent extremism.
Jury instructions and closing arguments start at 8:30 a.m. Friday in federal court in Grand Rapids.
