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The outcome of the trial against four men who planned to kidnap and kill the Michigan Democratic governor was managed by District Judge Robert Jonker, who barred discussion of the broader political context of the plot and instructed the jury to consider FBI entrapment as a defense.
result of violent political rhetoric that has become all too common. pete williams reporting for us. and let s bring in katie phang, host of the katie phang show, which premiered this morning on msnbc. katie, good afternoon. this kidnapping plot, one of the highest profile, domestic terrorism cases in years, what kind of a blow is this acquittal to the department of justice, and why was it so difficult in this case to convict? you know, it s obviously a loss and a pretty big l that the prosecution took. cory, when you re a federal prosecutor, you usually have the power of the largest law firm behind you, the federal government. there were 12 undercover agents and informans that were involved in the investigation. the reason why it s a huge loss for the government is what we call jury nullification. there was enough evidence here as a matter of law to convict these defendants. the thing that was most compelling about the