Whitmer Says Trump Dropped Talk of Pardoning Men Convicted in Kidnap Plot
Michigan's Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that President Donald Trump reaffirmed to her that he would not be pardoning the two men who were imprisoned for leading a plot to kidnap her in 2020.
The Democratic governor disclosed on Michigan public radio on May 29 that about a month ago, the president asked her how she felt about him possibly pardoning the men, Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox.
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