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Trump Weighs Pardons for Whitmer Kidnap Plot Convicts

Ed Martin has begun reviewing the 2022 convictions following Trump’s assertion that the trial was unfair.

President Donald Trump listens as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29, 2025 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Trump will travel to Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan to hold a rally where he is expected to highlight his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office, including closing the border, job creation and the economy.
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Overview

  • In a May 28 Oval Office briefing, Trump said he will review pardons for the nine men convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
  • Ringleaders Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox received sentences of 19 and 16 years respectively after federal convictions on conspiracy and weapons charges in 2022.
  • Trump described the trial as a “railroad job,” suggesting defendants were entrapped and that their incriminating statements were made under drinking influences.
  • DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin has opened a formal review of the Whitmer plot cases and likened the convictions to those of January 6 insurrectionists.
  • The possible pardons follow Trump’s recent wave of clemency actions, including releases for January 6 participants and reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley.