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A Lenawee County resident is facing federal charges alleging he threatened to kill “Jewish members of the Michigan government,” a plan he described in Twitter posts.

When Anthony McRea was arrested on a gun possession charge in 2019, the Lansing man was given 18 months of probation as opposed to five years in prison, which is the maximum penalty for this type of offense.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer officially announced pardoning four individuals on Dec. 23, which was the first time she has utilized her executive power to set aside a conviction.

House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Farwell) said House Republicans cooperated fully with any outside investigation into former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, and when the matter was turned over to the Attorney General’s office, it was requested that they not investigate independently.

A decision on whether anyone, including Attorney General candidate Matthew DePerno, will face charges in a voting equipment tampering investigation will not come before Tuesday's midterms.