US Justice Department pardon lawyer pledges ‘hard look’ at plot to kidnap Michigan governor
May 23, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Ed Martin Jr. says, “We can’t leave these guys behind.” Martin spoke on “The Breanna Morello Show.” He likened Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox to the 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. There was no immediate comment from Whitmer’s office.