Michigan man acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping plot is gearing up to run for governor

WilliamNull(right)andhistwinbrotherMichaelNull(left)whowereacquittedofchargesrelatedtothe2020plottokidnapMichiganGovernorGretchenWhitmerspeakataaSecondAmendmentMarcheventoutsidetheMichiganCapitolBuildingonSept.19,2024.|Photo:AnnaLizNichols WilliamNullofShelbyvilleisthelatestcandidatetosignaltheirinterestinseekingtheRepublicannominationforgovernorin2026,despitehishistoryofbeingimplicatedintheplottokidnapGov.GretchenWhitmer. NullwaschargedbutwaslaterfoundnotguiltyforhisallegedroleinofferingsupporttothemenwhoconspiredtokidnapWhitmerin2020.HewasalsooneofseveralmilitiamemberswhoenteredthestateCapitol,withtacticalgearandlonggunsstrappedaroundtheirtorsos,inprotestofWhitmer’slockdownsattheheightoftheCOVIDpandemic. NewsofhiscandidacywasmetwithnearimmediateskepticismfromRepublicansandothersonsocialmedia,whoquestionedifNullcouldamassthemorethan15,000validsignaturesneededtomaketheballot.Evenifhedoesmaketheballot,hefaces