in December 2017. Bundy and his men were accused of conspiracy against federal agents and other charges for their role in the tense standoff which later became a symbol over the fight against federal control of public lands.
"If there is no successful prosecution, it's going to encourage a lot of anarchists like the Bundys to take actions that not only are a threat to themselves but threats to the public at large," said Pat Shea, who served as BLM director during the Clinton administration.For their part, the Bundys and their supporters appear puzzled that the federal government is even pursuing a retrial.
"What's really ironic and frankly I think disgusting is that the Trump Justice Department is the one that allowed the U.S. attorney in Nevada to take the appeal," said Larry Klayman, Cliven Bundy's attorney.whose fight with federal land managers inspired Cliven Bundy's son, Ammon Bundy, to lead a separate, armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016.
Federal prosecutors mostly failed to get convictions in that Oregon case and have been widely criticized for bungling the Nevada trial. Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the case and later declared a mistrial after ruling federal prosecutors by failing to provide evidence from surveillance cameras and to disclose the existence of federal snipers near the ranch in the days leading up to the April 2014 standoff.But court filings indicate prosecutors will likely argue Friday that their missteps in the 2017 trial were"inadvertent," and in particular they say they were trying to balance disclosing Bureau of Land Management surveillance footage with protecting witnesses against violence.
CLIVEN BUNDY & FAMILY ARE COMMON CRIMINALS, NOTHING LESS❗🤮💩
Good!
Yes
So occupying land in a contract dispute = 'terrorism', but overrunning a police station and burning it is 'protesting'? That how the logic works?
It's about time.
Time to rewrite history.
The militia and Bundy should be in prison for domestic terror. Can you imagine how that would have been handled if they were a black militia?
The fact that the lawyers and Bundy are surprised that the Trump DOJ would retry this case is very telling. They even complain that if Bundy were more famous or powerful, Trump would make them drop the charges. Corruption is expected. I can't believe we've sunk so low so fast
Good. I'm very conservative about the taking of public property by domestic terrorists. That decision was far too liberal for me. I would also be in favor of a less liberal response to the Domestic Terrorists who would show up at a public bldg carrying long arms and battle gear.
Good
Yes, these terrorists need to be held responsible for their actions and pay market value for the land they use to graze their cattle (meat's not affordable without massive government subsidy). So much tragedy in animal agriculture.
I don’t know whose side is on. For the people or against us ?
Didn't they also take over and occupy federal property and nothing happened.
The Justice Dept is filled with evil vindictive people
Hey everybody, remember how this protest led to the use of tear gas, flash bombs, and rubber bullets on the very first night? No? Huh.
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