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Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case

FILE - In a photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff, Adam Dean Fox is shown in a booking photo. A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Lawyers for Fox and Barry Croft Jr. alleged misconduct by a juror and unfairness by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker following their conviction by a federal jury in August.(Kent County Sheriff via AP File) FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Delaware Department of Justice shows Barry Croft Jr. A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Lawyers for Adam Fox and Croft Jr. alleged misconduct by a juror and unfairness by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker following their conviction by a federal jury in August. (Delaware Department of Justice via AP, File)
Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case