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Trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap and kill Gov. Whitmer delayed due to COVID-19

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The trial of the four men accused of plotting to kidnap and kill Governer Gretchen Whitmer has been delayed due to COVID-19, according to a court document filed today.

The document says that an essential trial participant has developed symptoms of potentially testing positive for the virus over the weekend.

Pending further complications, the court hopes to re-convene for trial on Thursday, March 17.

To watch and read all of our previous coverage of this trial, clickhere.

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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