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FBI Belly Flops in Michigan Governor Kidnap Case

‘Wolverine Watchman’ investigation exposed FBI missteps to a skeptical Michigan jury

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Jonathan Broder
Apr 11, 2022
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There is a lesson for the FBI in the Justice Department’s belly-flop in the Michigan governor kidnap case: Do better.

Dragging anti-government white men before a jury of their peers from rural America is a lot harder than nailing Muslims before a Christian panel anywhere.

 In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year, the Biden ad…

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