The Latest Breaking News from Gretchen Whitmer

'It's not like I have that on tape,' judge says of juror bias claim in Whitmer kidnapping trial

DETROIT — A juror seated on the recent trial of two men convicted of attempting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer denied having said the men would "hang," according to a transcript of a meeting the juror had with U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker, who likened the encounter with the…

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

‘American rebellion’: the lockdown protests that paved the way for the Capitol riots

In this extract, New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson follows rightwing militias in Michigan protesting lockdown restrictions in 2020. It was a lesson in the attitudes that led to the US Capitol attack the following January

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Whitmer order lifts some fuel rules to address potential impact of Indiana refinery fire

DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Saturday issued an executive order lifting some rules on fuel supply transportation and moving forward the timeline for the state to access its fall gasoline supply in light of a fire at an Indiana refinery that may affect Michigan's supply and prices.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a political cooling-off after two men were convicted of plotting to kidnap her

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Appeals court rejects Michigan House, Senate bid to overturn injunction on abortion ban

DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeal on Wednesday declined to take up an appeal from the Michigan House and Senate requesting a three-judge panel overturn a lower court preliminary injunction that's stopping the enforcement of the state's abortion ban.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

2 Defendants in Whitmer Kidnapping Case Found Guilty in Retrial

After an embarrassing failure for the FBI counterterrorism program, federal prosecutors won convictions against two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

Whitmer kidnap trial judge reveals secret juror misconduct claim

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A juror accused of harboring a bias against two men convicted Tuesday of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was allowed to stay on the case because the juror did not appear to be manipulative and denied having a predetermined desire to convict the men, according…

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

2 ringleaders convicted on Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy charges

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal jury Tuesday convicted two men accused of orchestrating a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as prosecutors salvaged the largest domestic terrorism case in a generation that has shed light on political extremism in Michigan.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Donald Trump and GOP continue to deny Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot – even after two more found guilty

Former president and GOP members say conspiracy somehow shows FBI bias

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Two convicted in Whitmer kidnapping plot

A jury failed to reach a verdict in the last trial

Salon · Aug 23, 2022