‘I Hope He Doesn’t Go Through With It’: A Devastated Whitmer Says Trump Promised He Wouldn’t Pardon the Men Who Planned To Execute Her

The president says he is considering freeing those who plotted to kill the Michigan Democrat, who has taken heat from her own party for cozying up to him.

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President Trump listens as Governor Whitmer speaks at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, April 29, 2025, at Harrison Township, Michigan. AP/Alex Brandon

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Published: May 30, 2025, 01:38 PM ET
Updated:May 30, 2025, 03:10 PM ET

Governor Whitmer of Michigan is dismayed President Trump is considering pardons for men convicted in a plot to kidnap and kill her — especially after she says the president promised her in a private conversation weeks ago that he wouldn’t do it.

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