Legal Twist Over Whitmer Plot | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Two men convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer had their convictions tossed out by a state appeals court — a legal twist centered on whether kidnapping qualifies as a “violent felony” under Michigan’s terrorism statute. The court sided with the defendants, citing a prior ruling that set the precedent, while the Attorney General called the decision “linguistic gymnastics.” Though not directly involved in the kidnapping plan, they were part of a group trained by Adam Fox, now serving a 16-year federal sentence. The FBI foiled the plot thanks to informants, and despite the overturned verdicts, the AG plans to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court — highlighting the messy, evolving nature of these high-stakes legal battles. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/14f60a689ef5dda1