A former Marine accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified on his own behalf on Thursday, repeatedly denying his role in the 2020 scheme to violently overthrow the government.
But 24-year-old Daniel Harris’ decision to take the stand may have just jeopardized his defense strategy, which is grounded in the argument that FBI agents and a “double agent” informant actually orchestrated the conspiracy and entrapped the group.
“You never know what a jury is going to do, but I think it was a risky move that will blow up in the defense’s face because Harris was not credible and his testimony was inconsistent with their other arguments,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told The Daily Beast on Thursday.
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