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Expert analysis of first week of governor kidnapping plot trial

How secret audio recordings and a "team" of defense attorneys are impacting the trial
Kidnapping Plot Trial Week 1 Recap Interview
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There's one week down with possibly more than a month still to go in the governor kidnapping plot trial.

Court took Friday off giving attorneys three days to prepare, but FOX 17 is continuing coverage of the trial with expert analysis of the first week.

Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Pat Miles and Cooley Law School Professor Tonya Krause-Phelan join Josh Berry to break down court proceedings in the viewer above.

The topics of conversation include how secret audio recordings and a "team" of defense attorneys are impacting the trial.

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Governor Kidnapping Plot Trial Daily Recap

The Retrial, Day 1: Jury Selection The Retrial, Day 2: Opening Statements The Retrial, Day 3: Witness testimony continues The Retrial, Day 4: Undercover FBI Testimony The Retrial, Day 5: 'Big Dan' Chappel testifies The Retrial, Day 6: 'Big Dan' Chappel cross-examined The Retrial, Day 7: Ty Garbin & Kaleb Franks Testify The Retrial, Day 8: Undercover Agent 'Red' Testifies The Retrial, Day 8: Brandon Caserta Speaks The Retrial, Day 9: Defense Rests The Retrial, Day 10: Closing Arguments The Retrial, Day 11: Verdicts Reached Day 1, Trial 1: Jury selection Day 2: Opening statements Day 3: Witness testimony Day 4: Witness testimony Day 5: Key FBI informant testifies Day 6: 'Big Dan' cross-examined Day 7: Defense continues cross-examination Day 8: Ty Garbin testifies Day 9: Ty Garbin cross-examined Day 10: Kaleb Franks cross-examined Day 11: Red testifies Day 12: Testimony continues Day 13: Prosecution rests Day 14: Daniel Harris testifies Day 15: Closing arguments Day 16: Jury deliberation Day 17: Jury deliberation continues Day 18: Deliberations continue Day 19: 4th day of deliberations Day 20: Jury reaches verdict