All-white jury picked in Whitmer kidnap trial: 'This is not about politics'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% :More than 40 people were dismissed from the jury pool, including a Rush Limbaugh fan, a man who supports gun rights but believes regulations and background checks are needed, several who owned guns and were staunch supporters of the Second Amendment, and others who expressed concern about the spread of COVID-19.
50% : The prosecution, however, argues the defendants did more than just talk, but actually took acts to carry out their plan, including casing Whitmer's vacation home twice, drawing maps, buying night vision goggles and communicating in secret chats to avoid law enforcement detection.
41% : I don't like her," another who said he didn't trust the government, a woman who said the news has tainted her and that she's not a fan of the governor, a man who studied terrorism and favored law enforcement, and a man who lost a brother to COVID-19.
26% : More: Judge delivers blow to undercover FBI agents in Whitmer kidnap caseFour men are charged with plotting to kidnap Whitmer out of anger over her pandemic orders and mask mandates, and discussed blowing up a bridge near her vacation home to slow down law enforcement.

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