President Donald Trump has already issued numerous pardons since taking office in January, some more controversial than others, and he likely isn't yet done with extending executive clemency to those he believes have suffered an injustice.

On Wednesday, Trump revealed that he would consider pardoning two of the individuals convicted of an alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Breitbart reported.

That case became hugely controversial amid accusations and evidence that suggested the entire plot was dreamed up and pushed by undercover FBI agents and informants rather than the men who were charged with federal and state crimes.

Trump will look at pardons for alleged Whitmer kidnapping plotters

Following the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at the White House for former Judge Jeanine Pirro to be the interim U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., President Trump held an impromptu press conference and answered several questions from the gathered reporters.

Trump was asked at one point if he would consider issuing pardons for the men convicted of allegedly plotting to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, to which he replied, "I will take a look at it."

"It’s been brought to my attention. I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I'll be honest with you," he continued. "It looked to me like some people said some stupid things. You know, they were drinking, and I think they said stupid things."

"But I'll take a look at that, and a lot of people are asking me that question -- from both sides, actually. A lot of people think they got railroaded," Trump added.

Q: "Will you pardon the people who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer""

President Trump: "I will take a look at it. It's been brought to my attention. I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job." pic.twitter.com/sO5dkFu5Vh

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Only two alleged plotters convicted of federal crimes

According to NBC News, more than a dozen individuals were initially charged with involvement in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer in 2020 in response to her heavy-handed approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, but only a handful of those who were charged ever stood trial in a federal court.

And, while several of the alleged plotters were convicted of state-level crimes, and thus are not eligible for a presidential pardon, only two were convicted at the federal level -- supposed ringleader Barry Croft Jr., who received a 19-year sentence, and Adam Fox, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Part of the problem for prosecutors in the case was the allegations and evidence raised before and during the trial, which strongly suggested that, if not for alleged acts and encouragement by undercover FBI agents and paid informants, there never would have been any plot to kidnap the Democratic governor.

DOJ's pardon attorney believes Whitmer case was a "fed-napping" plot

In fact, one particularly influential administration official who appears to believe that is Ed Martin, who serves as the lead pardon attorney at the Justice Department, who recently referred to the alleged Whitmer kidnapping plot as actually being a "fed-napping" plot, given the alleged role played by federal agents in fomenting it.

Martin further decried the apparent use of FBI agents and informants to build the case and win convictions as yet another likely example of the increasingly egregious "weaponization of government" to go after the citizenry.

The pardon attorney also said that he intended to take a "hard look" at the case and compared the way that federal prosecutors handled it to the trumped-up cases against the Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants -- around 1,500 of whom received pardons or commutations on President Trump's first day in office.