Defense: FBI knew Whitmer kidnap suspects were 'stoned' crazy talkers [View all]
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Source: Detroit Free Press
The suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were stoners who got so high that they talked about attaching Whitmer to a kite and flying her over a lake, about barking in the woods to get her to come out of her house, or playing loud music at night to get her attention, a defense lawyer argued Wednesday.
"The FBI knew this was stoned crazy talk," defense attorney Joshua Blanchard told the jury, arguing the FBI set up the suspects with an undercover informant who also got high with them.
The FBI had many opportunities to shut down this investigation, and should have done so, Blanchard told jurors. But the government was hell bent on building a case that it knew didn't exist, he argued, alleging there were many pot-induced conversations that should have prompted the FBI to call off the investigation.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/03/09/whitmer-kidnap-trial-defense-stoned-suspects/9439974002/
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