Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-15 15:29:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F45020BE2204DD293655C5913CBEF0649B8F88D85D6A83DAFB4875D820AA295
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Nine individuals involved in the plot have been convicted so far, with the last three currently on trial. Undercover agents recorded conversations and shared text messages among the would-be kidnappers. However, courts have repeatedly found no basis for an entrapment defense. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial-b2397975.html https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/19/gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-jury-instructions-entrapment-judge/7841645001/
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