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Prosecutors wrapped up their case Thursday against five men accused of materially aiding in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The defense spent the day minimizing the threat the defendants posed, saying they didn't know where Whitmer lived and that they were not the ringleaders.

A judge is hearing evidence to determine if five men will face trial in Antrim County related to the the plot to kidnap the governor.

Five men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing for their roles in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The attorney generals office began making its case against five men accused of materially aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson said Tuesday that Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar will face a tentatively scheduled pretrial examination in August and trial in September.

Newly filed court documents detail the role federal undercover agents and their FBI handlers played in the alleged plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Newly filed court documents detail the role federal undercover agents and their FBI handlers played in the alleged plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Update 08/25/2021 10:31pm:

(Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) July 20, 2021 4:32 PM ET Font Size: The FBI allegedly played a much “larger role” in the plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a BuzzFeed News report. The defense had originally planned to argue that the alleged plotters were “induced or persuaded” by the FBI. At least 12 FBI informants and undercover FBI agents were involved with gathering information against the anti-government militia members who allegedly...