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Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan's Democratic governor have been found guilty on conspiracy charges.
Prosecutors say Adam Fox, 39 and Barry Croft Jr, 46, hoped to start a "revolution" by kidnapping Gretchen Whitmer in a 2020 plot.
Their defence lawyers had characterised the duo as "big talkers", disillusioned men angry at the government.
A previous trial against the men this spring ended in a mistrial.
This retrial came after jurors failed to reach a verdict against the two. and acquitted two others, in an earlier trial in April.
During closing arguments earlier this week, prosecutors told the jury that Mr Fox and Mr Croft had been under surveillance by federal authorities for weeks, during which time they discussed the plot in detail.
Lawyers representing both men suggested that the two were incapable of mounting such a scheme.
Additionally, they argued that the men had been entrapped - or improperly induced into the crime - by an undercover FBI operation.
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