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1 week ago | freep.com | Arpan Lobo

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel had charged former Detective Sgt. Brian Keely with second-degree murder last year. Keely, who fatally struck Samuel Sterling with his vehicle as officers tried to apprehend Sterling, argued he was acting as a federal agent and had immunity. A federal judge dismissed the charges Wednesday, citing the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.

1 week ago | delawareonline.com | Todd Spangler |Arpan Lobo

The government alleged in 2020 that men upset with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had conspired to kidnap her. Prosecutors had mixed success in court but did land convictions in both federal and state courts. A Department of Justice official previously compared them to the people Trump pardoned in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.

1 week ago | battlecreekenquirer.com | Todd Spangler |Arpan Lobo

The government alleged in 2020 that men upset with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had conspired to kidnap her. Prosecutors had mixed success in court but did land convictions in both federal and state courts. A Department of Justice official previously compared them to the people Trump pardoned in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Todd Spangler |Arpan Lobo

President Donald Trump said he will look at pardoning the men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on May 28th, Trump was asked if he was looking at such a pardon. He answered, "I'm going to take a look at it."The question came after Ed Martin Jr., who is the new pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, made a comment on "The Breanna Morello Show" podcast last week.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Todd Spangler |Arpan Lobo

• The government alleged in 2020 that men upset with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had conspired to kidnap her. • Prosecutors had mixed success in court but did land convictions in both federal and state courts. • A Department of Justice official previously compared them to the people Trump pardoned in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.