Accused Whitmer kidnapper rips judge, faults FBI for using undercover informants
Barry Croft, the accused bombmaker for a group charged with plotting to kidnap and kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, criticized the federal judge handling his case on the eve of a key court hearing that will decide which evidence will be shown to jurors.
Croft faulted the fairness of U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker and called for the impeachment of prejudiced judges during a wide-ranging phone call Friday from the Newaygo County Jail to “The Free Men Report,” a YouTube show by self-described “pro-liberty activists.”
During the wide-ranging interview, Croft, 46, of Bear, Delaware, denied conspiring with five others to kidnap Whitmer. He pinned the blame on as many as 12 informants and undercover agents, and claimed he was entrapped and betrayed by the government.
“Nobody really conspired to do this thing they’re accusing us of,” Croft told hosts Thomas Leager and Jeremy Deeter. “Judge Jonker hasn’t been very fair to us, you know, to date. He’s denied … every one of our motions, and I don’t know how in the interest of a fair trial you can deny everything when you’re able to see the motions the defense has filed.
“It’s really a messy ordeal. It’s really sloppy, and I know that me and the guys here are really worried that we’re going to get a fair trial.”
The group is facing charges that could send them to prison for life in a case tthat has focused attention on violent extremism in Michigan. Defense lawyers contend there was no conspiracy and that the case was driven by informants and FBI agents who entrapped the men while committing other misconduct.
“My lawyer seems to think that the case isn’t going to be dismissed by entrapment as a matter of law but the evidence in the case unequivocally equates to the government’s preponderance of the entire criminal enterprise,” Croft said during the interview.
Sounds similar to the J6 “justice” being served. 😡