Isn’t it odd how the same party so eager to show leniency to rapists, thieves, and rioters becomes the inquisition when it comes to punishing political enemies? (Careful readers of the Gulag Archipelago may recognize a familiar pattern here.)
Well, that story of the ‘kidnapping’ of Governor Whitmer made no sense from the very beginning. Most regular joes smelled a rat from the beginning. It didn’t take long to figure out why. But it took time for the legal system to catch up.
It took some time to learn just how much of that whole ‘kidnapping’ attempt was a Fed-driven setup right from the beginning.
A state appeals court on Monday set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism. They, along with co-defendant Joe Morrison, were accused of having secondary roles in the scheme.
Morrison’s conviction was thrown out in June in a precedent-setting decision. A different panel at the Michigan Court of Appeals said it was obligated to apply that ruling to Musico and Bellar as well.
The convictions were overturned on technical grounds. The appeals court said kidnapping is not an underlying violent felony that can support a conviction under Michigan’s terrorism law. — AP
Secondary roles in the scheme?
Not an underlying violent felony?
How about prosecutors and feds prioritize putting criminals in jail instead of trying to provoke random into violent action.
Is that really so much to ask?
