Defense seeks dismissal of indictment for Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot

Five men are charged with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Michigan governor over coronavirus restrictions

Defense attorneys want dismissed the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, because of what they call egregious overreaching" by federal agents and informants.

The government alleges that the men were upset over coronavirus restrictions last year when they conspired to kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat then spoken about as a possible vice-president, even scouting her second home in northern Michigan.