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Trump Considers Pardons for Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Convicts
5/29/2025
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- President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by suggesting he may pardon those convicted in the 2020 kidnapping plot against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, dismissing the trial as a "railroad job." This comes as Whitmer highlights the need for accountability, connecting Trump's inflammatory rhetoric to the rise of political violence.
