Gretchen Whitmer: Three men cleared of plotting to kidnap governor

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A jury in the US state of Michigan has acquitted three men accused of involvement in a plot to kidnap the state's governor.

William Null, Michael Null and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapons charge.

They were among 14 accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her holiday home in 2020.

Nine men have been convicted, and two others were previously acquitted.

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