Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer sits in a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse, assembled in Lansing, Michigan, at the General Motors display area during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jonker said he did not think a life sentence, as asked for by prosecutors, was appropriate, but that the crimes required a "significant sentence," the Detroit News reported. Fox declined to speak during the sentencing and had no reaction to the sentence, the report added.
Prosecutors said the plot, precipitated by the group's opposition to public health measures Whitmer imposed during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was aimed at pushing the country into armed conflict as a contentious presidential race approached in November 2020. She accused Trump of fomenting political extremism by repeatedly directing heated rhetoric on the issue, including a campaign rally in Michigan where his criticism of Whitmer drew chants of "Lock her up" from the crowd.Two others put on trial with them in federal court were found not guilty in April 2022. The same jury failed to reach a verdict for Fox and Croft, resulting in a mistrial for them.
USA Right wing militia are traitors to our country& strings are pulled by R dark money looking to overthrow our government so they can have a christofascist government, then rule with other Christofascist. Fight these dogs w/everything you have democratic citizens. Give them 0!
BS
A few civilians don't understand, ours is only to pay taxes and voting. Try to secure a certain politician is in office is only done by voting, fund raisers and campaigning for them.
16 years to a criminal university. All wisdom starts with calling something by its correct name.
Good!!
May he rot in jail.
Seems a just outcome, but why will he serve his prison time in a US District Court? Englishgrammar
How can the people, including Whitmer, who really masterminded this “kidnapping”, look at themselves in the mirror, knowing they put a low IQ smuck in prison for political purpose?
No, the leader is still head of the FBI.
After a hung jury and two aquittals they railroaded these guys who were not right wingers, but entrapped by the corrupt FBI.
FBI? So one of the acquitted says “the FBI was obviously behind this plot” and you believe THAT guy? That’s the only thing you’re going off of? Dafuq is wrong with you people?
What about FBI INVOLVEMENT elonmusk Do you have anything on this Hoax?!!
What did they sentence all those FBI operatives to, who out numbered and actively encouraged the plot?
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Did anything happen to the FBI ppl that masterminded the whole deal?
When do the FBI agents who set him up get sentenced ?
Looks like someone from the FBI
Good riddance. He can rot there for longer IMO
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