Trump Considers Pardoning Men Who Plotted to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

TIME

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan has expressed her disappointment after President Donald Trump said he would “take a look at” pardoning the men who were convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020. Trump’s comments were made in the Oval Office on Wednesday when he swore in Jeanine Pirro as D.C.’s interim U.S. attorney. In October 2020, during Trump’s first term in office, the federal government revealed its bust of the elaborate conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer, who had been criticized by right-wing politicians, including Trump, over her COVID-19 policies.

Transcript

00:00Will you pardon the people who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer?

00:05I'm going to look at it. I will take a look at it. It's been brought to my attention.

00:09I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job.

00:14I'll be honest with you. It looked to me like some people said some stupid things.

00:17You know, they were drinking and I think they said stupid things.

00:21But I'll take a look at that. And a lot of people are asking me that question from both sides, actually.

00:26A lot of people think they got railroaded. A lot of people think they got railroaded.

00:32And probably some people don't.

Category

Transcript

Recommended