![Uncredited FILE - This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. An appeals court is raising major questions about the trial of the two key figures in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor — and putting federal prosecutors on the defensive as the government tries to preserve the extraordinary guilty verdicts. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1de778d8a105472bb2fb8ddccef6db4d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. An appeals court is raising major questions about the trial of the two key figures in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor — and putting federal prosecutors on the defensive as the government tries to preserve the extraordinary guilty verdicts. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
![Al Goldis Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. An appeals court is raising major questions about the trial of two key figures in a plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer — and putting federal prosecutors on the defensive as the government tries to preserve the extraordinary guilty verdicts. After hearing arguments in May, the court took the uncommon step of asking for more written briefs on the impact of a trial judge's decision to bar evidence that might have supported claims of entrapment made by Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7bb07c741ca4570a8a3e2cdb3429168/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. An appeals court is raising major questions about the trial of two key figures in a plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer — and putting federal prosecutors on the defensive as the government tries to preserve the extraordinary guilty verdicts. After hearing arguments in May, the court took the uncommon step of asking for more written briefs on the impact of a trial judge's decision to bar evidence that might have supported claims of entrapment made by Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)