Bunkerville: Trial #3 begins....

[phill4paul]

Evidentiary hearing included SA Dan Love. He was not allowed to testify in the first two trials. Some things he has to say are interesting to say the least...


US Attorney’s Office Implicated in Bunkerville Standoff?

Dan Love Testimony Suggests the DOJ may have Released the Cattle to Entrap the Bundys and their Supporters.

“I WAS DOCUMENTING THAT OTHERS WERE MAKING DECISIONS EVEN THOUGH I WAS DESIGNATED THE INCIDENT COMMANDER,” LOVE SAID.

Fired BLM agent Daniel Love took to the witness stand today in the Bunkerville Standoff Trial. Love testified via SKYPE from Salt Lake City, with multiple attorneys in the room to protect his interests. Love was dressed for success wearing spectacles and a vest, a tie and a suit jacket.

Love’s attorneys have been fighting the subpoenas for their client claiming he has developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the Bunkerville Standoff event in April 2014.

Love was the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the cattle impoundment event named “Operation Gold Butte’. Love testified that he had over 200 personnel, including civilian contractors, under his command. This did not include other agencies such as local law enforcement and more than 20 FBI agents.

The focus of the evidentiary hearing was to determine the facts surrounding the destruction of evidence, specifically shredding documents before the Federal agents left the area.

Love testified that he knew absolutely nothing about the destroying of any evidence. He did admit to telling his subordinates to take everything with them “that was not nailed down.”

The defense attorneys hammered him pretty hard when it came to questions about his two laptop computers. It has been previously reported that Love stated to colleagues that both laptops would be lost if he ever got in trouble.

Love finally dropped a little tidbit during testimony about a personal notebook that he had for this ‘Operation’. He claimed that it disappeared before he left the area. Love tells us that he kept notes on his superiors from Washington DC usurping his authority during the protest.

“I was documenting that others were making decisions even though I was designated the incident commander,” Love said.

Love continued to complain about the decisions being made overruling his authority. “We had a very robust communications plan that the government deviated from,” he said.

Love was very forthcoming on this information, yet he was surprisingly unaware of nearly everything else that happened during the cattle impoundment.

Love was on the stand for an entire day, and visibly drank at least three Diet Cokes as he testified. He came across as articulate but arrogant, and quite bitter over his recent firing from his high status in the BLM.

One thing that Love was very clear on was that the US Attorneys office was deeply involved in this operation. Acting US Attorney Myhre attempted to stop this line of questioning, stating that it would cross the line of “confidentiality”.

When attorneys Bret Whipple (who represents Cliven Bundy) and Dan Hill (who represents Ammon Bundy) questioned Love regarding Love’s phone calls with the U.S. Attorneys Office during the standoff, prosecutor Steven Myhre sternly objected. Whipple asked if (then-U. S. Attorney) Daniel Bogden had instructed Love to release the cattle. Myhre objected, claiming the U.S. Attorney had no authority to issue such an instruction. However, Daniel Love stated that the order to surrender and release the cows was given immediately after he spoke to Bogden.

This revelation raises the question of whether the Justice Department deliberately entrapped the Bundys, and made a showing of releasing the cattle solely to set up the Bundys to be prosecuted. Was Love directed by the highest-ranking federal prosecutor in Nevada to release the cattle, so that the Justice Department could stage this elaborate criminal prosecution?

Love also stated that he was told that the decision had been made that anyone involved in ‘Operation Gold Butte’ was then considered a ‘victim’. “My role changed on April 12th from Incident Commander to a victim,” he said.


https://redoubtnews.com/2017/10/us-attorneys-office-implicated/

[phill4paul]

Eric Parker To Plead To a Misdemeanor – Bunkerville

The Trial of the Century has gotten a little bit smaller.

Currently, 6 men are expected to be tried in the Bunkerville Standoff trial expected to begin jury selection on October 30th. Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan, as well as Ryan Payne are ready. Eric Parker and Scott Drexler are scheduled for their third trial, after two previous trials this year resulting in acquittals and deadlocked verdicts.

But Parker and Drexler have been offered plea agreements by the government that will allow them to close the book on this chapter of their lives.

After negotiations that have gone back and forth for weeks, Eric Parker has been offered a plea agreement that he feels would be the best for his family.

Parker has agreed to accept a misdemeanor charge of “Obstruction of a Court Order.” This basically means that he will agree that he went to the bridge after Cliven spoke at the rally. He heard the BLM officers say that there was a court order and the protesters need to leave. The agreement does mention that Parker was armed and refused to leave the area when the officers told him to do so.

That’s it. It is a very basic misdemeanor charge that will allow for time already served in prison and probation. This is very similar to the agreement that Scott Drexler was offered. It is anticipated that Drexler will be considering accepting a similar deal as well.

The charge allows for up to 5 years of probation, which the prosecution intends to argue in favor of. The defense believes that, since Parker and Drexler have already served more time than this charge calls for, they should have a greater than average chance of a short probation.

Parker’s plea agreement includes a no forfeiture clause and a no restitution clause, so his financial situation will not be precarious. Additionally, Parker will not be required to testify in the upcoming trial.

The change of plea hearing is scheduled for Monday morning, October 23rd, at 8 o’clock in the morning.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/10/parker-plead-misdemeanor/

[phill4paul]

Navarro Grants Govt Everything, Defendants Nothing – Bunkerville Trial

On Tuesday, October 24, Judge Gloria Navarro issued a number of rulings in the Bundy case, granting the government almost everything they asked for while denying the defense almost any means to defend themselves in the upcoming trial.

With a sweep of her pen, Navarro has wiped multiple motions off the docket with arbitrary rulings that only benefit the government.

Shockingly, Navarro even ruled that the prosecution can introduce Cliven Bundy’s 2014 speech in which he reportedly said “I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro. . . .” Cliven’s remarks were taken out of context from a wide-ranging discussion of over-regulation, the negative impacts of welfare policy, and benefits of hard work. Many economic studies of welfare policy are in agreement with Cliven’s (poorly worded) remarks. But the publication of Cliven’s speech in the aftermath of the 2014 Bunkerville standoff caused many supporters to abandon him at that time.

The biased judge also ruled that prosecutors may introduce evidence about Jared and Amanda Miller, a married couple who briefly camped near the Bundy Ranch in 2014 area and later went on to kill two Las Vegas police officers. And, said Navarro, prosecutors may introduce claims that Bundy cattle harmed the environment, wildlife, or even sacred Indian artifacts even though the Bundys themselves are barred from even mentioning that the government killed or harmed their cattle.

Astoundingly, Navarro even ruled that the government may play hearsay statements to the jury by now-deceased journalist Michael Flynn claiming that the protest on April 12, 2014 was “illegal.”

Navarro’s one-sided rulings make clear that in the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 7C, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Constitution is not welcome. The defendants in Judge Gloria Navarro’s courtroom do not have constitutional protections.


In the pattern of her previous rulings, Navarro granted almost all of the government requests to prohibit the Bundys from mentioning the following:

1. Self-defense, defense of others, or defense of property;

2. Third-party/lay person testimony or opinion about the level of force displayed or used by law enforcement officers during impoundment operations, including operations on April 6, 9, and 12, 2014;

3. Opinions/public statements of Governor Brian Sandoval of April 8, 2014, and/or opinions registered by other political office holders or opinion leaders about BLM impoundment operations;

4. Allegations of workplace misconduct by the SAC (Special Agent in Charge) of the impoundment (Dan Love), or regarding those who worked for, or with, him.

5. Allegations that officers connected with the impoundment acted unethically or improperly by the way they were dressed or equipped during the impoundment, or that they improperly shredded documents during or after impoundment operations;

6. References to mistreatment of cattle during the impoundment operations;

7. Legal arguments, beliefs, explanations, or opinions that the federal government does not own the land or have legal authority or jurisdiction over public lands where impoundment operations were conducted, or that the land was or is otherwise owned by the State of Nevada;

8. Legal arguments, beliefs, explanations, or opinions regarding infringement on First and Second Amendment rights, including any effort to confuse the jury that there is some form of “journalist” or “protest” immunity for the crimes charged;

9. References to punishment the defendants may face if convicted of the offenses;

10. References to the Oregon trial of United States v. Ammon Bundy, Ryan Payne, and Ryan Bundy., or the results in that trial;

11. References to the outcomes in the previous two trials in this case; and

12. Legal arguments, explanations, or opinions advancing defendants’ views of the U.S. Constitution, including claims that law enforcement officers within the Department of Interior have no constitutional authority, that “natural law” or other authority permits the use of force against law enforcement officers in defense of property or individual rights, or that the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has no jurisdiction or authority under the [C]onstitution to order the removal of cattle from public lands.


But the precise wording of Judge Navarro’s orders may offer a ray of hope. Some of Navarro’s sentences are worded in such a way as they may allow some defenses. For example Navarro denied a portion of the government’s motion in limine regarding evidence of third-party state of mind. Navarro also ruled that the government’s request to exclude all reference to government misconduct is too broad. Navarro concluded that “a blanket exclusion of these topics is inappropriate at this juncture.”

Thus, although Navarro’s rulings continue her pattern of assisting the prosecution and shutting down the defense, it appears that Navarro’s rulings may be slightly more fair for this upcoming trial than they were in the previous two trials (of Parker, Drexler, Lovelein, Stewart, Burleson and Engel). Briefs and pleadings by the defense teams of Cliven Bundy and Ryan Payne—which argued that the Judge’s previous rulings were unlawful—may have caused Navarro to adjust her rulings slightly.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/10/navarro-govt-defendants/

[Origanalist]

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[pcosmar]

In the pattern of her previous rulings, Navarro granted almost all of the government requests to prohibit the Bundys from mentioning the following:

1. Self-defense, defense of others, or defense of property;

The very intent and purpose of the 2nd Amendment..

And self defense is certainly a valid defense.

[phill4paul]

The very intent and purpose of the 2nd Amendment..

And self defense is certainly a valid defense.

Not in Navarro's court.

[Origanalist]

Las Vegas trial to begin for rancher Cliven Bundy and sons

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Cliven Bundy, lead defendant in a case stemming from a 2014 standoff with federal agents and the 71-year-old patriarch of a family with roots in the southeastern Nevada desert since the state was founded more than 150 years ago, won’t let his lawyer buy him a suit for trial.

Instead of the standard slacks, button-down shirt and tie that incarcerated male defendants often don while facing a jury, the recalcitrant rancher plans to wear a jail-issued blue jumpsuit and orange flip-flops when he faces potential jurors for the first time on Monday morning.

“He is so principled that he’s going to do what he’s going to do, which is tell the truth and tell it as he sees it, and he’s not worried about the consequences, other than the people around him,” his lawyer, Bret Whipple, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week. “He refuses to put on civilian clothing because it would be misleading the jury, because he is who he is.”

Bundy, his two sons Ryan and Ammon and independent militia leader Ryan Payne have been locked up without bail in a federal holding facility for nearly two years. They face the potential of decades behind bars if convicted of conspiracy and other charges related to the armed standoff.

Their trial could extend as late as February, with more than 40 witnesses expected to testify.

The first two trials ended with several acquittals and a pair of convictions, leading three defendants to cut plea deals with prosecutors.
But Cliven Bundy refuses to negotiate with government lawyers. In September, he tried to fire Whipple, who was retained, and a judge would not allow Bundy to represent himself, even though Ryan Bundy remains his own attorney.

“He looks forward to the opportunity to show the public that there’s no evidence of wrongdoing, and the only thing he did was a peaceful protest,” Whipple said.

He would not say whether his client plans to testify.

Prosecutors have alleged that the Bundys conspired with libertarian protesters to thwart the federal government’s roundup of roughly 1,000 cows from public land. The family and its supporters argue that the Bureau of Land Management should not control what happens on the property.

Whether Ammon Bundy, listed as the third of 19 defendants charged in the standoff, even shows up to court is another question. He has refused to appear for various pretrial hearings because of a personal and religious objection to strip searches at the federal holding facility in Pahrump, his attorneys have said.

In response, U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro ordered “no routine strip searches or cavity searches” for Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with Payne, and had them transferred to a detention center in Henderson for trial.

Still, Ammon Bundy could testify in his defense, said one of his lawyers, Dan Hill.

More newspaper version...https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/las-vegas-trial-to-begin-for-rancher-cliven-bundy-and-sons/

[Swordsmyth]

The trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his two sons has again been delayed, this time for at least a week, after it was revealed that the FBI had a camera pointed at the Bundy Ranch.
U.S District Judge Gloria Navarro says that during the delay, she’ll consider whether the defendants should still be detained, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal (https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/bundy-trial-on-hold-while-las-vegas-judge-weighs-new-video/).
The trial of Cliven Bundy, his two sons Ryan and Ammon, and a fourth defendant, Ryan Payne, was set to begin at the beginning of October, but was delayed (http://www.guns.com/2017/11/02/trial-for-cliven-bundy-and-his-sons-begins-judge-says-it-could-take-4-months/) in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and hundreds more injured. The trial was rescheduled and was set to start Tuesday. But on Friday, Ryan Bundy, who’s representing himself, questioned a park ranger during a pretrial hearing about a “mysterious device” he saw near the Bundy Ranch. That park ranger testified (http://www.guns.com/2017/11/07/park-ranger-confirms-the-fbi-had-a-video-camera-pointing-at-the-bundy-ranch/) that it was an FBI camera.

More at: http://www.guns.com/2017/11/08/trial-of-cliven-bundy-and-his-sons-delayedagain/

[phill4paul]

GOVT Recording Privileged Phone Calls With Attorneys

The government prosecutors in the Bunkerville Standoff Trial in Las Vegas have been recording the privileged phone meetings between the defendants and their attorneys, according to a filing by Ryan Payne.

The motion to dismiss, filed yesterday November 8th, states that the government collected privileged attorney-client phone calls from an incarcerated defendant and then denied possessing such privileged materials.

On September 11, 2017, the government disclosed hundreds of phone calls including calls made from jail by co-defendant Blaine Cooper and the attorney representing him.

The motion goes on to state, “The recordings, which were made while Mr. Cooper was incarcerated at the Las Vegas City Jail between January 22, 2017, and February 17, 2017, address matters relating to the instant case, including preparation, criminal allegations, and strategy.”

Back in October 2016, Payne believed that CCA-Pahrump, the prison in which he was incarcerated, was recording his phone calls. He subsequently filed a motion which requested the Court issue an order (1) compelling the government to produce any recordings of conversations with counsel, and (2) instructing officials at CCA-Pahrump to cease and desist from recording privileged attorney client phone communications.

The Court denied the motion based on the government’s insistence that it had no recordings of conversations between Payne and his counsel, or between Payne’s co-defendants and their counsel.

However, since the government’s disclosure of recording Cooper’s calls with his attorneys, it is clear that the statements made by the prosecutors were untrue. Would this be considered prosecutorial misconduct? They made the recordings of the defendants privileged calls with their attorneys.

It is clear that the prosecution, including AUSA Myhre, have underestimated the Federal Public Defenders office and the defendants themselves. They have attempted to overwhelm the defense with large amounts of late discovery, but apparently assumed that with little money allocated to the public defenders, no one would have the resources to actually review the recordings.

These attorneys have taken this case much more seriously than the prosecutors expected and are holding the prosecutors accountable.

This is a serious violation of the US Constitution! They have recorded protected communications of attorneys and their clients.

We have seen multiple violations during the past 2 years this court has allowed. Navarro has allowed the prosecution nearly everything they have asked for, while denying the defense even the basics. But this is huge! Even Navarro will not be able to justify this breach.

It is in the realm of possibility that a full dismissal of this case will be soon given.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/11/recording-privileged-calls-attorneys/

[phill4paul]

Trial of the Century – Summarizing the Week

Cliven Bundy, sons Ammon Bundy, and Ryan Bundy, and co-defendant Ryan Payne are accused of conspiring to block federal agents from enforcing court orders when the BLM tried to confiscate Cliven Bundy’s cattle. The cattle were on public land where the ranch had grazing and water rights since the late 1800’s. The government’s actions resulted in the deaths of approximately 100 head of cattle and the destruction of the Bundy’s livestock watering system built throughout the last century.

The four defendants have been incarcerated since January of 2016. They were each charged with 10 felonies. Each man could be sentenced to more than a hundred years in prison for their involvement while resisting the confiscation. The men are brought to court in shackles and each man has had a significant weight loss since their incarceration. All their motions for pretrial releases have been denied.

The twelve jurors chosen for this trial consist of six women and six men. The four alternates consists of three men and one woman. The group is very diverse racially. All prospective jurors with any apparent bias to either side seem to be eliminated.

Also eliminated was a juror who stated on a juror questionnaire that the protest was somehow related to Uranium One. Both the prosecution and Judge Navarro where very concerned that he would not be able to put that idea aside to make an unbiased decision. The judge was not concerned about a woman jury who said on her questionnaire that she thought the Bundy’s were guilty. The defense had to use a peremptory strike on that juror.

A continuation of a prior evidentiary hearing was held on November 3rd.

The hearing focused on the shredded documents found after the protest in 2014. The defendants think the documents could have contained evidence that would aid the defense and therefore be “discoverable”, which means the government had a legal obligation to share the information with the defendants.

In the prior hearing, Kent Kleman, investigator for BLM, testified that Acting US Attorney in Nevada, and lead prosecutor in this trial, Steven Myhre, not only asked him to investigate this issue, but set the parameters and directed the course of the investigation. Myhre repeatedly objected to this testimony, calling it ‘privileged’. Klemen also testified that he learned of a “hurried shredding event”. He did not pursue investigation diligently by questioning all the people involved, nor did he ask why the shredding was done. Prosecutor Steven Myhre was conveniently absent for the November 3rd hearing.

Klemen also may have breached proper protocol when he called each of the witnesses within a week of this testimony on November 3rd. The four witnesses claimed that they did not talk about anything pertaining to the case except that they would probably be called to testify on the 3rd. During the November 3rd hearing, these four witnesses from the Unified Command staff that had been at the ranch, testified repeatedly that they could not recall any shredding. A shredder was on site according to testimony from Randy Lavasseur.

The November 3rd witnesses were (1) BLM Deputy Special Agent in Charge of Nevada and Utah, Zachary Oper, who served directly under Special Agent Daniel Love, (2) U.S. Park Service Chief Investigator Mary Hinson, (3) Captain of United States Park Police, Pamela Smith and (4) Chief Ranger of U.S Park Service, Randy Lavasseur.

All these witnesses could remember taking a part in the conference call to Washington D.C. that supposedly lead to the release of the cattle and their own evacuation of the Bunkerville Standoff; but none of the four could recall the name of the person in Washington D.C. that gave the order. None of the four could recall the name of the man that took the notes on the conference call using a laptop computer, nor which agency he was with. Mary Hinson insisted several times that she did not take any notes of what happened on April 14th. When presented with a five page memorandum she had written about the event by defense attorney Morgan Philpot, prosecutor Nadia Ahmed asked if the defense was going to impeach Hinson.

In a prior hearing, BLM Special Agent Daniel Love testified that the Department of Justice had overridden his authority as the Incident Commander. Daniel Love implicated former US Attorney Daniel Bogden for making the decision to release the cattle that brought an end to the protest. He stated that the order to surrender and release the cows was given immediately after he spoke to Bogden.

During the November 3rd hearing, there was repeated and detailed testimony by witness Mary Hinson about a camera set on the hill overlooking the Bundy home and possibly another camera six miles down the road. This equipment was setup and monitored by the FBI within the Command Trailer. The existence of any camera’s had always been denied until this hearing when Ryan Bundy questioned the witnesses. Randy Lavasseur also testified that he saw the video stream from the cameras. It is expected that the defense will make another motion for evidence from the one or two camera’s in the near future.

Even though the federal witnesses had severe memory lapses, contradicted each other and one possibly impeached herself, the judge seemed to accept their credibility without question. Furthermore, Judge Navarro stated that “just because a piece of paper or video exists doesn’t mean it’s discoverable. It needs to have a particular type of value”. She therefore denied the defendant’s motion for dismissal of the case and she also denied remedial jury instructions.

The press and court observers crowded the courtroom to hear opening statements on November 7th. After a few hours of discussing evidence the prosecution has not provided, the court date has again been delayed. The first day of the trial with the jury present for opening statements has been changed to November 14th, 8:30 am at 333 Las Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas, Nevada. It is estimated the trial will be three to four months long. Many trial protesters will be on the sidewalk in front of the courthouse, and many more will be watching the proceedings in the courtroom.



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[ChristianAnarchist]

I expect this trial to go like the Irwin Schiff trial. They won't let any favourable evidence in.

[sparebulb]

John Stadtmiller on Republic Broadcasting is reporting that one of the Bundys (Ammon or Ryan) has been granted pre-trial release. He thinks that something is about to break. He says there will be more at 9pm central on Republic.

[ChristianAnarchist]

Read an update that the "Judge" actually made a favorable ruling or two. The opening statement was pretty good but opening and closing statements are not "evidence". It may be that the "Judge" is trying to make this railroad job look fair. It's just a trick though. They will secure the conviction and these favorable rulings on minor items are to make appeal avenues impossible. Don't forget, in "their" courts you can't appeal on most issues (like you got screwed by the system!!!)

[phill4paul]

MORE Proof of GOVT Entrapment of the Bundy’s

The Bombshells Keep on Coming as Bunkerville Trial Gets Underway

by Shari Dovale

Federal Prosecutors are being exposed for their underhanded tactics and entrapment setup of the Bunkerville defendants.

During a recent evidentiary hearing, Daniel Love (the Special Agent in Charge of the 2014 Bundy cattle roundup operation) called out Daniel Bogden, then-US Attorney for Nevada, as being the decision maker for the release of the cattle. Love has no problem naming names these days as he is visibly angry over being fired this past summer due to his misconduct identified by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Inspector General.

The jury in the Bundy case was selected more than a week ago, but the courtroom has been occupied with evidentiary and detention issues. On Monday, November 13, the audience spent most of the day in the hallway as Judge Navarro held “sealed” hearings with the defendants, their lawyers, and the prosecutors.

Such secret motions and proceedings have taken up an increasing proportion of the Bundy case in the past weeks. There are more questions than answers regarding these secret motions and hearings, including: are they even legal?

Every day brings new startling revelations. It has recently come to light that there are photos in the discovery which show the prosecutors in the case near the scene of the 2014 standoff, prior to the first escalation of events.

The photos were apparently taken on April 3, 2014. This was 3 days before Dave Bundy’s arrest and well before any protesters arrived. The photos show Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Ahmed (now one of the prosecutors of the Bundys) as well as U.S. Magistrate Judge Ferenbach at the impound site. Also present, apparently, are other members of the U.S. Attorneys office, including possibly even then-US Attorney Daniel Bogden.

The fact that this photo is part of the sealed discovery goes to show the importance the government places on their back-door dealings which led up to the prosecutions. Why must everything be hidden from the citizens?

This photo was buried in a massive amount of discovery. It has been estimated that the size of the discovery in this case exceeds 4 terabytes, and includes 2 full novels and multiple unrelated medical records.

Although the pictures seem to have been in the discovery for months, their importance was lost on the defendants who were not able to identify their prosecutors until recently.

The prosecution is required by law to turn over the documents, but it is a common tactic to hide them among tens of thousands of unrelated papers. This makes it overwhelming to a defense that has little-to-no budget to hire someone dedicated to itemizing the evidence.

This is why there are bombshells being dropped at the last minute just before trial, such as the multiple cameras that were overlooking the Bundy home prior to the standoff.

Why would the federal prosecutors be at a BLM operation at all? We have already heard that Bogden was calling the shots. How far in advance did the prosecutors start setting everything into motion?

It would seem that it was all designed to entrap Cliven Bundy and his supporters. The government was desperate to gain the ranch and the property, and to shut Bundy up about the injustices being committed.



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[Swordsmyth]

Nevada rancher's son tells US jury militia 'saved my life'
Ryan Bundy earlier cast the government as intent on running his family off the land.
"If they become that which will not honor our rights, then they become the criminal," he said. "The government is our servant, not we to them."
Government agents overreached and overreacted, Bundy said, spending untold millions of dollars to close a vast area to the public, designate corral-style "First Amendment Zones" for protesters and devote nearly 200 federal agents and contract cowboys to the cattle roundup.
He denied anyone conspired, coerced, threatened or impeded federal agents.
"We were attacked. Our house was surrounded," Bundy said. "Surveillance cameras on one hill. Snipers aiming at the house."
Bundy choked with emotion as he recalled people like co-defendant Ryan Payne, head of a self-styled militia group, arriving from Montana in response to a family call for help.
"They saved my life," Bundy said, "for before they were there, I had a sniper pointing at me."
Payne's lawyer, Ryan Norwood, described Payne as a U.S. Army veteran who lost four good friends during two deployments in Iraq who felt compelled after seeing reports of clashes and arrests of Bundy family members to leave his job as an electrician and his wife and children at home in Anaconda, Montana, and drive to the Bundy ranch.
Norwood said jurors might not agree with his client's views on the law and constitutional rights, but, "Ryan Payne believed people were in danger, and if he didn't do something now it was going to get worse."
Payne never pointed a gun at anyone and remained with Cliven Bundy on the day of the standoff, miles away from the clash point, Norwood said.
"He worked to keep people safe," the attorney said. "Keeping people safe is not a crime."

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/defenses-bundy-standoff-trial-focus-government-conduct-082147644.html

[phill4paul]

Did Bundy Owe Millions? See For Yourself!

The trial for the Nevada Ranch, Cliven Bundy, is underway in Las Vegas. Bundy is accused of refusing to pay over one million dollars in grazing fees to the Bureau of Land Management, resulting in a forced impoundment operation.

The impoundment, known as “Operation Gold Butte” caused hundreds of supporters from around the country to gather in Bunkerville, Nevada in April 2014.

The Main Stream Media has continued the narrative that Bundy owed over $1,000,000 in grazing fees, including FOX NEWS just this week. Bundy has repeatedly stated that this is untrue.

Documents filed in the case have been substantial and overwhelming for most people to sort through. However, the proof is there.

In a letter dated Jan 21, 2011, and filed in the case Dec 21, 2012, it clearly outlines what fees that the BLM felt was owed to them.

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Total trespass fees were only $8,815.50.

Administrative Fees added to this are $283,776.00

Add a $10.00 Service fee and the total comes to $292,601.50.

This is well below the reported amount of over a million dollars!

Bundy was telling the truth!

The main stream media seems to think that the truth isn’t good enough and they must embellish the amount.

However, do not forget, the government has allowed these “mistakes” to go unchallenged in the public perception. This could be considered complicit in deceiving the public.

Though the grazing fees are not the central part of the trial, it certainly is a major point for the public.

The current trial of Cliven Bundy, two of his sons, Ryan and Ammon, as well as supporter Ryan Payne, began this month after multiple delays.

After two previous trials, the prosecution has yet to gain any substantial guilty verdicts and seem to be resorting to deception to gain their sought after prize. They have been caught several times withholding evidence and being less-than-truthful with the court.

Judge Gloria Navarro, who has previously shown favoritism towards the prosecution, has yet to sanction the government, dismiss the case, or at least declare a mistrial.

The trial is expected to last 3-4 months. There is another trial for more defendants due to start 30 days after the completion of this trial.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/11/bundy-owe-millions/

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[phill4paul]

GOVT Duplicity Revealed in Bunkerville Trial

GOVT Duplicity Revealed in Bunkerville Trial

The existence of this information has been repeatedly
and falsely denied by prosecutors in proffers and offers of proof
to the Court and to the defense.

By Shari Dovale

In a motion for mistrial filed late on Tuesday, Nov 14th, defense attorneys revealed a Bombshell that the prosecution has LIED again!

The charges against Cliven Bundy, and the other defendants, include in part the false messaging the government claims was used to attract supporters to Bunkerville in 2014.

The government stated that the social media messaging put out by the Bundys that “now they have our house surrounded” was false and misleading. This has been a key point in the government’s case against these defendants.

However, in their multiple super-secret sealed hearings on evidence, it has been revealed that the government has known all along that their narrative is untrue and false! The previously hidden information, disclosed just this week, is that the statements of Mr. Bundy were precisely true.


Read the motion here.
What the prosecution have been attempting to hide from the world, and the defense, is that an army of 20+ fully armed BLM officers with AR-15 assault rifles and FBI SWAT with “snipers” had set up a Forward Operating Base less than two miles from the Bundy Ranch home – beginning April 5 (before the Dave Bundy arrest).

This is significant as the prosecution claims that Dave’s arrest was a catalyst to project the “false messaging”. The government argued that after the “arrest of Dave Bundy” the “message changed” and the social media messages escalated to “they have got my boys” and they have “snipers” pointing at us.

What About The Cameras?

It has now been disclosed that the cameras were set up and live streamed to anyone that was given access to the camera’s internet IP address. Additionally, the defense has only just learned the names of never-before disclosed witnesses who viewed the live video surveillance feed from these cameras.

The prosecution has already been caught lying to the defense and the court. Just this week, Daniel Scheiss stated that Ryan Bundy was belligerent and defiant to law enforcement at a cattle auction in Utah and required tasing before being arrested. That was proved to be false, resulting in Ryan’s release from pre-trial detention.

The prosecution requested a continuance before opening arguments commenced. The motion states:

“…the government further explained, after making an oral motion for continuance, that additional grounds for the requested continuance included the government’s need to review government emails not in the prosecution team’s possession, and also – and this is exceptionally significant – the need of the government, based upon allegations made in Ammon Bundy’s prior motion, to re-review the materials that it has not already produced to the defense, meaning material in its possession that it has previously “suppressed”, to ensure that it has complied with its obligations to do so. “

The prosecution is saying that they may not have turned over required evidence to the defense! Again they are caught being underhanded and deceitful, yet Judge Gloria Navarro has not even sanctioned them, let alone dismissing the case as she should!

Add this to the revelations that the prosecution was in Bunkerville on April 3rd, prior to even these events. Did the US Attorney’s office coordinate what needed to happen during the coming days? Did they call the shots to put the snipers in place? What exactly was their role, since the US Attorney should not have been there at all?

If Judge Navarro wants to retain even a smidgeon of credibility, she will dismiss this case immediately. She has already proven herself to be biased, yet she seems to want to correct that image. Will she do the right thing?

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/11/duplicity-revealed-bunkerville/

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[Raginfridus]

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The prosecution is saying that they may not have turned over required evidence to the defense! Again they are caught being underhanded and deceitful, yet Judge Gloria Navarro has not even sanctioned them, let alone dismissing the case as she should!This was all about revenge for defying them. The State showed weakness to the public, and now they're in damage control.

[phill4paul]

This was all about revenge for defying them. The State showed weakness to the public, and now they're in damage control.

Absolutely. This was all a set up. That's why the prosecutors were on scene even before the cattle round-up. How much has an $8,815.50 fee cost taxpayers by now?

[phill4paul]

Bundy Trial – The Prosecution Opens It’s Case

by Terry Noonkester

The Bundy trial continues into its next phase in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cliven Bundy, with sons Ryan and Ammon, and their co-defendant Ryan Payne, face felony charges that could result in over 100 years in prison for each.

Directly after opening statements, the prosecution “opened” its case against the Bundy’s and Payne. The prosecution will be in charge of much of the narrative in the next month or two until they “rest” their case. They will be calling the witnesses who are most favorable to the governments theory; usually government employees of the BLM, FBI and other law enforcement agencies. The defendants will be allowed to cross-examine the governments witnesses. The Bundy’s and Payne will have their turn to “open” their case after the government has “rested” theirs.

The morning of November 14th, federal prosecutor Myhre, asked for a continuance based on the governments request that they have more time to review some discovery involving FBI emails. It was Myhre’s responsibility to find and disclose these emails from the government over a year ago when the trial had been in the discovery stage. The defense countered with an offer of a mistrial. The continuance was denied.

Prosecutors called their first witness, Mary Jo Rugwell, who was the BLM’s district manager for Southern Nevada from April 2008 through August 2012. She told of Cliven Bundy’s “continuous trespass” and how he refused to get a new 10-year permit in 1993 for his Bunkerville Allotment of 154,000 acres. The BLM had changed the permit rules, cutting the Bundy herd from 152 to 89 head of cattle, when it was determined that the desert tortoise was a threatened species.

Rugwell went on to say Cliven Bundy ignored repeated notices until the government filed a lawsuit in 1998. BLM obtained the first court order for Bundy to remove his cattle. Bundy claimed the federal government lacked jurisdiction. In December of 2011, Rugwell made the call to impound Bundy’s cattle. The agency hired a contractor to fly over the area, resulting in a head count of about 900 head of cattle. She claimed cattle were a danger to recreational areas, and damaging vegetation and cultural resources.

On November 16th, Rugwell continued her testimony and was cross examined by the defense attorneys. Attorneys Whipple and Philpot asked witness Rugwell about the Threat Assessment Report the FBI had made on the Bundy family. The family had been categorized as “not a threat”. This exchange ended in a side-bar with Judge Navarro ruling the information was a security risk. She ordered the Threat Assessment be delivered to her Monday, November 20th.

After a contentious cross-examination, The judge made the very unusual ruling that no more objections would be made by either side in front of the jury, the attorneys must take objections to a side-bar. Another very rare procedure that was started in the second Bundy trial in Las Vegas was having the jurors write down questions that the judge then asks the witness. Judge Navarro is having the jurors in this trial do the same. About 6 jurors asked questions after witness Rugwell had been cross-examined.

Some of the notable questions from the jury were; (1) Where is Dave Bundy now? Witness Rugwell answered that she did not know. (2). Did the Bundy cattle cause any damage before Bundy declined payment of his 1993 permit? Witness Rugwell answered “No”. (3) Were any desert tortoise on the Bundy Ranch harmed after Mr Bundy quit paying fees. Witness Rugwell said “Yes”.

The second witness called by the prosecution was Terry Petrie, an attorney for the Department of Justice and legal counsel for BLM. Prosecutor Daniel Scheiss had Petrie read a deposition given by Cliven Bundy. The prosecution was asked by the defense to quit putting their own emphasis on Cliven Bundy’s words. During cross-examination, the prosecution made multiple objections, making it questionable if the decision of Judge Navarro to ban objections was going to work.

Ryan Bundy’s cross examination of witness Petrie was to refresh the witness’s memory of that attorney’s oath to uphold the Constitution. Ryan Bundy spent about an hour and a half going through the constitution with what was described as great interest from the court gallery and jury. The Constitutional lesson ended with Attorney Petrie complimenting Ryan Bundy on his knowledge.

Behind The Scenes

There were multiple motions made by the attorneys on the morning of November 21st. Prosecutor Steven Myhre wants to exclude all testimony about the Bundy’s water rights and the Threat Assessment Report by a motion to “Exclude Irrelevant Evidence”. He states that if Bundy is permitted to introduce evidence of water rights, the government would need to “introduce case law regarding res judicata and water rights”. Cliven Bundy has an expert on water rights to be called as a witness. Myhre claims that testimony should not be permitted, nor should the Court allow any other evidence of water rights, fencing laws and open range laws.

The “res judicata” Myhre refers to means that ‘the case has been adjudicated by a competent court and may not be pursued further by the same parties’. But the defendants have not been before a court until now to prove that they had the right to protect the Bundy water pipes from theft by federal officers. They need to be able to prove that their water rights are legitimate to prove that the pipes on public lands were theirs and a part of their water right. BLM and federal courts lack the jurisdiction to take away water rights provided by the State of Nevada.

The BLM was transporting the water pipes from Cliven’s water system, proving the federal officers went beyond the impound orders for cattle. Ammon Bundy and other protesters caught the federal officers in that unlawful act, but in an ironic twist, were themselves charged with the felony of “impeding a federal officer.”

The basis of BLM’s legal authority was passed by Congress as The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 and then updated by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 states “… nothing in this Act shall be construed or administered in any way to diminish or impair any right to the possession and use of water for mining, agriculture, manufacturing, or other purposes which has heretofore vested or accrued under existing law validly affecting the public lands or which may be hereafter initiated or acquired and maintained in accordance with such law.”

The Bundy’s forefathers had grazing rights dating back to the late 1800’s. The “Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), Title VII Sec. 701 (a) states “…Nothing in this Act, or in any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, right-of-way, or other land use right or authorization existing on the date of approval of this Act.”

Cliven Bundy has stated that he had a grazing right long before the FLPMA of 1976, and long before the BLM even existed. The FLPMA guarantees that passage of that bill will not terminate an existing right. A grazing right is an ownership right whereas the 10 year permit the BLM is now offering ranchers is not a property right, but only a temporary privilege that allows the BLM to change the rules. The prosecutions motion to exclude all testimony about the Bundy’s water rights and grazing rights as being irrelevant is self-serving for the prosecution. These Acts of Congress and the proof of water right ownership goes right to the heart of some of the felony charges against the defendants. Without testimony on the water rights, the defendants are being denied a proper defense.

Many of the motions requested by the attorneys are not made in front of the jury. The defense team is still filing motions to compel additional evidence from the prosecution, much of it having to do with the FBI’s involvement with the protest. Such a request for a “Brady disclosure” refers to the Supreme Court’s holding of the Brady case that requires the prosecution to disclose material exculpatory evidence to the defense. Exculpatory evidence is “material” if “there is a reasonable probability that a conviction or sentence would have been different had these materials been disclosed”. The defense team has discovered evidence proving that certain allegations in the Bundy’s and Payne indictments were false.

Because the prosecution has withheld exculpatory evidence, it is thought they have made a “Brady Violation” according to the Brady v. Maryland style misconduct by government prosecutors. There have been several motions from the defense lawyers for a mistrial and dismissal of this case because of those violations.


Nadia Ahmed, one of the three prosecutors in this case, was on the Bundy ranch in April 2014. She was then working with the Department of Justice and with witness Terry Petrie. The defense has filed motions in regards to her involvement stating this could show an intent of entrapment.

A motion to dismiss filed November 8th states that the government collected privileged attorney-client phone calls from an incarcerated defendant and then denied possessing such privileged materials. This came to light on September 11, 2017, when the government disclosed hundreds of phone calls, including calls made from jail by co-defendant Blaine Cooper and the attorney representing him. Attorneys for the defense stated that “These calls address matters relating to the instant case, including preparation, criminal allegations, and strategy.”

Ryan Payne filed a motion in October 2016 alleging the Pahrump detention center was recording his phone calls. The Court denied the motion based on the government’s insistence that it had no recordings of conversations between Payne and his counsel, or between Payne’s co-defendants and their counsel. This has now been proven to be false when recordings of Blaine Cooper’s phone calls with his council were discovered.

Ammon’s defense team is the only defense team in the current trial that needs financial support. Whipple, Weksler, Norwood, Fletcher, and Hill are all being paid by the government. Ammon Bundy’s attorneys; Morgan Philpot and Rick Koerber are relying 100% on donated funds. They have an informational website at AmmonBundyDefense.com that includes videos and written information on the case, plus a place to donate. The web site sends email updates of their progress to supporters that register.

This article, first printed by The Roseburg Beacon from Roseburg, Oregon and first on the internet by RedoubtNews.com from Idaho, is offered to all other media under the Creative Commons License, when proper credit is given to Terry Noonkester, The Roseburg Beacon and Redoubt News.

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[phill4paul]

Good news!

Bundys to be released for the remainder of trial!


In a stunning reversal, Judge Gloria Navarro has ordered the release of Cliven and Ammon Bundy from detention during the remainder of their trial, currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ammon should be the first defendant released, possibly as soon as tonight. Cliven Bundy, the family patriarch, has refused to be released unless all of the other defendants are released along with him

Defendant Ryan Payne is also expected to be released, though it could be next week before details are worked out through the Oregon court of Judge Anna Brown. Payne has made a plea agreement in the case of the Malheur Refuge Protest.

Details are emerging as to the reasons Judge Navarro made this reversal and is allowing the defendants out of prison.

The defense has been challenging the prosecutions rhetoric and claims that they did not know about how far the BLM went in their over reaching impound operation against the Bundy’s. The prosecution’s claims that there were no cameras set to surveil the Bundy Ranch home were disproven.

Prosecutors then made a series of claims that went from: there were no cameras, to no one watched the footage and it was not recorded. Every claim seemed to be easily shot down by the defense team, with the government grasping for another reason immediately on it’s heels.

The latest claims are concerning the government snipers at the standoff. Prosecutors have denied snipers were there at all, though this information came out during the previous trials.

It is not known yet whether the defendants will be placed in a halfway house, or under other restrictions, while the Judge considers a mistrial, or possibly a dismissal of the case.

https://www.oathkeepers.org/bundys-released-prison/

[phill4paul]

Bunkerville Trial as Strange as Jonah and the Whale

by Norton II

Jonah describing the whale ? I know now how that biblical figure must have felt, coming away from events no less strange than being swallowed by a whale.

Did today’s Govt witness, one Robert Shilaikis of the BLM enforcement squad, imagine that he would find himself questioned by the accused, Ryan Bundy?

Dusting off an old chestnut, you have to ask what prosecutor Myhre was smoking over lunchtime. His behavior in the afternoon session was a startling change from the hardline character we know.

Elsewhere I have described this courtroom as hijacked by a rogue judge and her accomplices. Fair play then that today’s session saw the room commandeered back, with judge, prosecutors and witness captive on a wild ride.

The focus of today’s session was the actions of the above mentioned agent Shilakas and his partner Mr Johnson. The two of them had arrived unannounced at the Bundy compound on March 17 2014, tasked with informing Cliven Bundy of the impending roundup of his “Trespass” cows. Whether by fluke or by design, the agents found no one.

Wandering out on the range, they finally came upon a Bundy Son-in-law, Clancy Cox. At the agent’s request, Mr Cox called Cliven and informed him of the agent’s presence, and of their mission. Things were quiet for a few hours after this encounter with Clancy, then agent Johnson’s phone rang. The caller was Ryan Bundy, and the subsequent conversation, duly recorded by Johnson, was listened to three years later by Prosecutor Myhre as chock full of Incriminating statements.

Unfortunately for Myhre, the recording was also a capsule declaration of the Bundy’s stance against Federal overreach in general and the sordid record of the BLM in particular, expressed by Ryan in the most articulate and documented style. What was Myhre to do?

For those of us familiar with this prosecutor’s MO, his strategy was predictable: Cherry-pick the incriminating segments – or what he thought were incriminating segments – from the body of the recording and use them as evidence, hiding the rest.

The admissibility of these “Snippets” from the Johnson/Ryan conversation, so manifestly out of context, was hotly objected to in the morning session. Over defense protests however, Judge Navarro sided with Myhre, and the snippets, and only the snippets, were heard by the jury.

End of story? No ! The astute reader will recall my question about Myhre’s lunchtime activities, and I try not to disappoint.

Imagine our surprise when, at the opening of the afternoon session, Myhre signaled his acquiescence to playing the entire, UN-snippeted Johnson/Ryan recording ! For the next 45 minutes the court and jury were swept into a grand exposition – no less a phrase will do – by Ryan Bundy.

Deftly fielding Johnson’s questions and statements, we heard from a man thoroughly versed in the Constitution, expert in the history of State lands vs Federal lands, chiding a fellow Mormon (Johnson) for falling away from LDS principles, naming any BLM roundup as theft, and serving notice to Johnson that not one cow would be confiscated, Whatever it takes.

This poor pen can only sketch the scene, but it is doubtful if any courtroom in living memory has been so dominated.

Having just been run over by an 18 wheeler named Ryan Bundy, Myhre retreated to his accustomed pettifogging. Limp and perfunctory in his re-direct, he was soon out of steam….Finis

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/11/bunkerville-trial-strange-jonah-whale/



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[sparebulb]

https://redoubtnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/snipers-1.jpg

Government snipers at Bunkerville which the prosecution says doesn't exist.

This is from Phil's linked story two posts above.

[ChristianAnarchist]

It's some good news among all the bad. People's lives destroyed, families suffering, untold monetary losses...

Now everything should be dismissed but of course there will be no "apology" unless it's an apology for not being sneaky and underhanded enough...

[Anti Federalist]

I could not even click on the threads about this.

Am I reading this right however?

Some good news?

[sparebulb]

I could not even click on the threads about this.

Am I reading this right however?

Some good news?

Sort of.

Evidently, the prosecution has been caught in so many lies that the Wise Latina judge can't let it all slide.

She knows that the jury knows that something stinks, so she is trying to think of a way to make the railroad job look better, declare a mistrial, or even possibly give the prosecution an opportunity to take the it for the team and drop the complaint.

[pcosmar]

I could not even click on the threads about this.

Am I reading this right however?

Some good news?

Govt case falling apart like cheap toilet paper.
Damage control failing.

Govt still throwing everything into it anyway.

[Swordsmyth]

A federal judge on Wednesday offered to release a rancher and states' rights figure from custody during his trial on charges involving an armed standoff that stopped a government cattle roundup three years ago in Nevada.
But Cliven Bundy refused to leave jail while others are still behind bars awaiting trial in the case.
Bundy, 71, didn't state his reason in court. But his wife, Carol Bundy, noted in a courthouse hallway that two other sons, Mel and David Bundy, are approaching two years in federal detention.
"It's not over. It's not done," she said.

More at: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article187230033.html

[phill4paul]

BLM & FBI Exposed or How the Bundy’s Got Released

JUDGE NAVARRO AGREED TO THE RELEASE OF THE DEFENDANTS BECAUSE OF THE THREAT ASSESSMENT REPORT.

by Shari Dovale

The defendants in the Bunkerville Standoff Trial are to be released from prison. Ammon Bundy is to be released on Thursday morning, Nov 30th. Ryan Payne will be released, with the coordination of Judge Anna Brown in Oregon, as soon as he provides Bond.

Cliven Bundy has been offered release but has refused it. Cliven will wait until the remaining defendants, including 2 more of his sons, are also offered release.

These defendants have been incarcerated for nearly 2 years, and though the judge just recently ruled against their pre-trial release, she has changed her mind.

What happened?

There was a sealed hearing this morning. The court discussed the false narrative that the prosecution has been perpetuating. I am sure they did not call it that, but nonetheless, it is what it is.

The government has been trying to get everyone to believe many false statements, beginning with Cliven owing more than a million dollars in grazing fees. As we showed, they never sent a bill for grazing fees to the Bundy Ranch, however, the fees for trespassing cattle was less than $9,000. They added their own administrative fees to it which brought the total to less than $300,000. Far less than the $1.1 million they have been repeating through their controlled and biased media.

Another falsehood by the government is the cameras placed strategically to surveil the Bundy Ranch during the days that lead up to the standoff. The prosecution continued to deny their existence, down to mocking Ryan Bundy months ago when he filed a motion for the release of that information. The prosecutors called it a fishing expedition at the time, then had to eat their words when their own witness testified to the existence of these cameras.

Attempting to save face, AUSA Myhre, and company, made every excuse they could as to these cameras. Claiming there was only a single camera, it was shown to be at least 3, and possibly 4, cameras recording the Bundy family.

Prosecutors claimed that these cameras did not exist.

The prosecutors then tried to say that, though these live feeds were streamed directly to the office of disgraced BLM Special Agent Daniel Love, no one was watching the extra large big screen TV. They also attempted to say that there was no recording of the surveillance, no one taking notes of the footage, and no one else could watch the video, all of which proved to be false.

Even Judge Navarro, who has continuously tried to help the prosecution, could not swallow that story.

There is also the tale of the government snipers. Though the information on the snipers was revealed in previous trials, the prosecution continued to call them false, and tried to say it was a lie by the defense. However, the release of more photographic evidence revealed the lies to come from the government.

The super-secret sealed hearing today, one of multiple such sealed hearings in this case, revealed more discovery that the prosecution has refused to turn over to the defense. It has been previously discussed how the government attempted to hide required discovery evidence by burying it deep in massive amounts of unrelated documents, including 2 full novels and unrelated medical records. It has been said that the amount of discovery is so massive that it must be accessed through a special website. At an estimated 4 terabytes large, it cannot fit on any one, or even two, computers.

However, even with these attempts, the prosecution continues to be caught hiding more exculpatory evidence.

Reliable sources have told me that the main reason that Judge Navarro agreed to the release of the defendants is because of the Threat Assessment Report.

The government has relied upon this report to justify keeping the defendants incarcerated. They have claimed all along that the Bundy’s were violent, yet no one has produced evidence of these claims.

The FBI did a Threat Assessment on the Bundy’s in the beginning that stated they were NOT a threat. The government has made every attempt to hide this report, yet it was finally revealed in court.

Additionally, this claim of the family being violent is what was used as justification for their overabundance of government agents during the impoundment operation known as “Gold Butte”.

BLM Deliberately Escalates Threat Level During Cattle Impoundment

As we shared previously from Deb Jordan, the undercover BLM agent, Robyn Kirkham, AKA Alex Branson, was making every attempt to get the Bundy family to react violently to the false narrative she was implying.

During the first trial in Las Vegas, Nevada against Bundy Ranch protestors caught up in a surprising show of force by Federal Law Enforcement, the FBI admitted on the stand that 1,000 FBI and other Federal officers were assigned to surveil the Bundy family and their closest followers on social media.

One of those agents was Robyn Kirkham, a Bureau of Land Management Agent who under the direction of former BLM (SAC) Daniel P. Love, began her surveillance sometime in January of 2014.

BLM Agent Robyn Kirkham is also known as “Alex Branson on FaceBook”

BLM Agent Robyn Kirkham known as “Alex Branson on FaceBook”, contacted Bailey Bundy Logue in March of 2014 on Facebook. Bailey, who is the daughter of Cliven Bundy says that in those messages Agent Kirkham “aka” Alex Branson, tells her that she was involved in a group of “like minded” people in Cedar City, Utah and would like to help the Bundy family with protest they may be planning against the Bureau of Land Management’s upcoming cattle impoundment. She then ask if there are any plans coming up to protest —

The messages take on a more urgent feel after Kirkum tells Bailey Bundy that she is good friends with someone inside the Las Vegas Metro Police Department who is sympathetic to the Bundy cause. She routinely alerts Cliven’s daughter, that her intel inside Metro PD is telling her “lots of cops” are coming down there, and that the BLM is starting to get “VERY” busy. At one point she tells her that her inside person is now advising that the BLM had an MRAP delivered to the compound.

So, the bottom line is: The BLM and FBI knew the family was non-violent, yet they lied about it from the beginning. The government used these lies to bring hundreds of agents to their ranch, commit atrocities against them, then incarcerate them for nearly two years.

Will the government be held accountable?


Crowd gathering outside Las Vegas courthouse after defendants release is announced. (photo: Greg Whalen Facebook)
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[The Northbreather]

Thanks for keeping us posted

[phill4paul]

Trial of the Century — Ryan Bundy Opening Statement

“THIS IS WHO I AM, A MAN WITH A FAMILY AND I’LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. “

November 15, 2017.

Thanks to the jurors for being here. I told you a little about myself at voir dire, but I’d like to introduce myself a little more, and tell you about my heritage and how that affects my case. (Projects a picture of his family – AND leaves it up throughout his statement!)

https://redoubtnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ryan-family-2-678x381.jpg

This is my ID! Not my driver’s license. This is who I am, a man with a family and I’ll do whatever it takes to provide for them. I want you to picture in your minds…you’re out on the land… I’ll take you to our ranch, you can see all the beauty of the land, the fresh air, sunsets and sunrises, the brush, you’re on a horse in front of the cattle – place yourself there – feel the freedom – out of the congestion of the cars – that’s how I was raised, playing in the river, we were called river-rats and that is where my life began and I hope ends.

My family has been on that land 141 years, my pioneer ancestors settled there in 1877 – there was nothing there. They carved out a living… they brought a horse and wagon and some provisions… this case, the government mentioned is “not about rights”, but it is – those rights do mean something – rights are created through beneficial use.

When my ancestors arrived, undoubtedly the horse would need a drink, so they led him to the water and that is beneficial use. The horse and perhaps a cow that had been led behind the wagon need to eat some brush in the hills, that is beneficial use. That established rights. The water rights are real! So real, the State of Nevada has a water rights registry including livestock watering rights. A law was created to protect those rights. The water rights that my father owns were first registered in 1891 by the State of Nevada – the State of Nevada is important, a sovereign state, its own unit, which entered the union in 1864. It entered equal to the original states, it is its own entity and state laws are important.

My family and I are charged with some grievous things and they are not true and evidence will show they are not; force, manipulation, extortion, violent—my family is not a violent family and I am not a violent man. For 20+ years we turned to local law enforcement. Rights are real property. The fact is that we create government to protect rights.

To have rights you must claim, use and defend… man only has rights he is willing to claim, use and defend. There is a difference between rights and privileges. Rights you own. Privilege is afforded. Like renting or owning a house. Government asserts there are no rights, only privileges and unless we pay, we can’t be there. The State of Nevada says differently. These are my father’s rights. Everything we have comes from the land. That is wealth, not the dollar bill. The things we use all come from the land. Who controls the land, controls the wealth?

More...and well worth the read....https://www.oathkeepers.org/trial-century-ryan-bundy-opening-statement/

[kcchiefs6465]

More...and well worth the read....https://www.oathkeepers.org/trial-century-ryan-bundy-opening-statement/
New thread and front page?

[phill4paul]

Things are looking up! Continued prayers for these patriots.


Is the Bunkerville Trial of the Century Finished?

By Shari Dovale

The Las Vegas trial of Cliven Bundy, and others, began this morning after a long break of over a week. However, only about an hour and half into the hearing saw Judge Gloria Navarro release the jury for the remainder of today and tomorrow, later extending the time. She made comments indicating the jury may not be coming back at all. “The jury won’t be called back before [December 20th], if they are needed,” Judge Navarro said.

What brought this on?

Judge Navarro discussed in open court the numerous violations made by the prosecution and the agents of the BLM and FBI in relation to this case.

Multiple Brady violations topped the list, with many exculpatory items not being turned over to the defense teams. Items such as the Threat Assessment reports, names of potential witnesses, reports from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reprimanding the BLM for not enforcing the court orders for years, and many more.

There are at least seven Brady violations the judge referred to in court today. Additionally, there were violations of evidence not being turned over in a timely manner, which are referred to as ‘Giglio’ violations, pointing to the court decisions of Giglio v. United States .

After the jury was sent home, the courtroom was cleared of spectators so the principle players could immediately go into another of the now infamous super-secret sealed hearings.

This court trial has become known for their overuse of the sealed hearing rules. A majority of the evidence has been sealed from the public view, bringing questions as to why the government is hiding so much information from the citizens. Our Constitution guarantees public trials, yet the government does not hold themselves accountable to the US Constitution, as their representative so testified.

They seem to only believe in transparency when it suits their agenda, and the Bundy Ranch Protest trial is quickly falling far from their agenda.

Before long, several defendants and defense attorneys exited the courthouse with news that the court is in recess until December 20th. The sealed hearings are over for the day and the prosecution has been given over a week to prepare their responses to the plethora of motions filed by the defense.

Many of these motions have been sealed, as they refer to bad acts by the government, and this judge continues to try to hide those facts from the public. She has made it her mission to not allow the government to look bad in front of the jury, and she hopes, in the public perception.

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[Ender]

Things are looking up! Continued prayers for these patriots.



Praying!

[ChristianAnarchist]

Some good news for sure. Hope it's all over for good...

[phill4paul]

Some good news for sure. Hope it's all over for good...

Depending how this goes, those that plead out might have another shot. Long article but worth the read.



Plea Agreements, Convictions and Prosecutorial Misconduct

by Terry Noonkester

Prosecutorial misconduct has affected the USA v Cliven Bundy trials in Las Vegas in regards to pretrial detention, convictions, plea agreements, and sentencing. Just within the first few weeks of the Tier I group trial, there is evidence that the prosecution has used false information to keep the defendants incarcerated. Other evidence proves the Bundy’s and militia leaders did not make false statements to incite the protest, possibly eliminating at least one of the criminal charges. Due to the serious affect of the mishandling of evidence by the prosecution, the defense attorney’s continued to make motions for a mistrial and dismissal of the case.

The prosecutions misrepresentation’s and withholding of evidence may have started by influencing the grand jury to indict on a total of sixteen charges. Misrepresentation at the grand jury level could possibly void the basis of even plea agreements accepted by some Bundy Ranch Protest defendants. If a criminal charge is proven to be based on false government claims, can the government continue to enforce that charge in a plea agreement? According to contract law, an agreement based on false information is not binding nor enforceable.

There has also been extreme pressure applied to the defendants to accept plea agreements. Historically, prosecutors across the country gained leverage when bargaining with defendants after the passage of the Bail Reform Acts of 1964 and 1984. These acts allowed federal judges to deny bail to defendants when they were indicted for noncapital cases.


Cliven Bundy
The USA v Bundy case was defined by the court as a ‘complex case’ giving the prosecution up to five years to complete the trials and still conform with the speedy trial requirements. Pre-trial detention of such great duration fosters desperation in the defendants, causing many to buckle under the pressure when a plea bargain is offered.


This article is offered to all other media under the Creative Commons License, when proper credit is given to Terry Noonkester, The Roseburg Beacon and Redoubt News.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/12/plea-convictions-misconduct/

[donnay]

They are in my prayers.

[ChristianAnarchist]

Foulking goons gonna goon...

[phill4paul]

Good article regarding the Brady violations and a new ex-BLM agent is revealed to have confirmed there was a "hit list" against the Bundy family and supporters. The whistle blower is named at the end of the article...


A Sad Day in The Bundy “Mis”-Trial

As a citizen of this great country, I have just experienced one of the saddest days in my life.

Let me explain…

I sat in the courtroom of day 15 of the Cliven Bundy trial (at this point that is six calendar weeks in the courtroom). Over the previous weeks, I’ve made the journey from my Northern Nevada home, staying weeks at a time in Las Vegas, to watch the wheels of justice turn … slowly … painfully slowly.

It was clear from the beginning motions and evidential testimony of Special Agent in Charge Daniel P. Love -- and from the additional officers that were involved in the round-up operations in April 2014 -- that there has been much more to the story than most were aware.

While I have come into this story later than most who are involved, I have had access to Cliven Bundy like no one else. I spent two months at the detention center in Pahrump, NV, carefully chronicling Cliven’s story as his biographer. Since my release, I have immersed not only my entire life; but, my editors, and research team in the Bundy drama.

Going into the trial, I quickly recognized that because of my background, I was more educated on the issues than most folks in the courtroom. As I listened to the opening statements, the prosecution’s witnesses, the cross examinations, evidentiary hearings, I didn’t hear much information that was new (at least, to me). Most of what I heard only confirmed all I had already written about in my book on Cliven’s story, Cliven Bundy American Patriot.



December 11th; however, was something different.



As we arrived in the courtroom this last Monday, I could see with stark disbelief that there were just a few spectators in the gallery – just four reporters and only a handful of Bundy supporters. The jury had been called and waited in the jury room; the defendants, their attorneys, and the prosecution were in position and ready for a new week of battle. Quietly, we waited for the judge to enter the courtroom and then the jury.



And we waited.



Nearly an hour we waited.



“All Rise,” the court clerk called out and Chief Judge Gloria Navarro entered.



As we retook our seats, Judge Navarro began; “I would like to get some clarifications on the mistrial motions. Though these matters are not ripe, I want and give the parties some idea of my concerns.” And, with that, she spent the next full hour listing each motion and 14 of her concerns. Of those she listed there were seven possible “Brady” violations.



The Brady Rule, named after the Court’s rulings in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requires prosecutors to disclose materially exculpatory evidence in the government's possession to the defense.



"Brady material," that is, the evidence the prosecutor is required to disclose under this rule, includes: evidence favorable to the accused, evidence that goes towards negating a defendant's guilt, evidence that would reduce a defendant's potential sentence, or evidence going to the credibility of a witness.



While Brady violations have several remedies; only one of these – and the most drastic – is a mistrial. Typically, a Brady violation is discovered after a trial has concluded and is used to petition the court to rule for a mistrial and to set aside the conviction. In order to win a mistrial, the defense must prove that there is reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different in order for a mistrial to be granted.



In the Bundy case, Judge Navarro may be considering a mistrial just as the trial has begun to gain steam, months away from its conclusion with a jury verdict. Most judges would prefer that the jury make the final verdict, as is in our legal tradition. But, there is yet another reason for Brady violation ruling: the proof that if the evidence were made available, the case would have taken a different light. And it is with this aspect that Judge Navarro may be taking serious consideration.



As careful as Judge Navarro was in listing her concerns, she did not give too many specifics. In a previous (and rare) pre-trial order, Judge Navarro placed certain evidence under seal. Thus, by her own order, she cannot be overly specific. But, if you listen carefully and you understand the background as thoroughly as I do, you can extrapolate some of the issues at hand that might shed a “different light” on this trial.



Cliven Bundy has always taken the stance that the Federal Government has had no jurisdiction to take the action they did in impounding his cattle. Moreover, the government took the extraordinary action during the impound operation to surround his home, set up checkpoints, threaten his family, and physically abuse his family. He also told me that they had snipers surrounding his home. Ammon Bundy claimed to have seen the snipers’ red targeting lasers not only on him; but, dancing on the bodies of the Bundy children. And, much, much more.



Honestly, when I first heard of these things while incarcerated with Cliven and ‘The Bundy 19,’ (as he, his four boys, and the 14 other supporters who also had been arrested and detained with the 5 Bundy men before their trials) were called by the inmates in the detention center in Pahrump, I just figured Cliven was embellishing his story. To my surprise, after I was released and began the research for the book, there they were, in fact, snipers clearly visible in the videos of the various incidents related to the April 2014 cattle round up.



As it turns out, it was much worse than even Cliven knew.



All along, the prosecution has just scoffed, and dismissed, Cliven’s claims.



But, on Monday, we learned from Judge Navarro several things we didn’t know before:

SNIPERS: It turns out that there were indeed snipers. The Bundys have been saying this for years. The prosecution has denied it; but since, have acquiesced saying only that although there were some people lying down along the ridges, they were merely “Over-Watch” people – just guys with binoculars and radios. We learned; however, from Special Agent in Charge Dan Love (of all people), in his sworn testimony of October 25, 2017, that actually there were snipers. With guns. Now the prosecution is saying they were just “practicing” and there was nothing to it. My question is what were they “practicing” when they aimed their guns at unarmed American citizens? Does it stop being “practice” and become “implementation” only when they pull the trigger?



ORDERS TO CEASE OPERATIONS: It appears that de-escalation was not a personal option for Dan Love. Pete Santilli was trying to get Love to understand that the Bundy protest was beginning to escalate beyond the Bundys’ local family and friends. National and international media was taking an interest in the story and social media was beginning to blow up, with over one million views of the videos that had been posted of Davey’s arrest and the assaults on Margaret and Ammon. And, of course, the existence of the Government’s so-called, “First Amendment” areas created by the BLM to contain the protestors well away from the focus of the protest were becoming explosive issues, as well.



Additionally, Love’s Washington D.C. superiors were taking notice of the protest size and media attention being gained and, not being able to control it to their narrative, they decided to cease the operation. It seemed unpalatable that so many lawmakers were criticizing the BLM actions and, as the BLM director of media relations stated, they never could get ahead of the narrative that the media was carrying by saying “it was frustrating.” It’s also clear that this order was received by Love, as revealed in the October 25, 2017 (and following), testimony – again, under oath – of the BLM agents who ran the Communications Center and the Operations’ Agent Dispatch Desk therein. The agents in the Communication Center in the BLM compound were ordered to start packing up and shredding documents on April 10th. Note: This was two full days before the events of the April 12th “Standoff” (as the Government called it) that following Saturday. That also seems to be the same day the FBI and the contract cowboys left, leaving only the BLM Law Enforcement element and NPS Rangers under Dan Love’s command.



PROSECUTORIAL INVOLVEMENT: We also know, according to the testimony of Dan Love on October 25, 2017, Love had a conference call with the then U.S. Attorney Dan Bogden in Las Vegas. Together, they planned how they would bring Cliven to justice. If they could get Cliven to be the one to release the cattle – or “Pull the Pin” (which meant to remove the pin on the gate holding the cattle) as it was referred to – then they felt they could charge him with impeding a federal officer in his duties and then tie Cliven and his boys into a conspiracy in relationship to all the other charges of weapons and assault of the Bundy 19. What they didn’t anticipate is Cliven would never leave the stage area that day.

Now we also know that the now acting US Attorney Steve Myhre and his assistant prosecutor Nadia Ahmed, the actual prosecutors in the Bundy trials, were photographed at the Command Center compound during the round-up operations meeting with the Operation’s leadership. So, it seems, the prosecutors have become participants – or, at least, witnesses. They seem to have forgotten to mention that to the defense.



PROSECUTORIAL INVOLVEMENT II: It is also now known that acting US Attorney Steve Myhre was working with the Department of Interiors OIG office on a weekly basis to “aid” the OIG Inspectors’ investigation into the handling of the shredded evidence, Dan Love’s “lost” laptop, and his “lost” notebook. It was found that Mr. Myhre discouraged the investigators from interviewing anyone actually physically related to the act of shredding. On the stand, none – NOT ONE – of the responsible officers remember who did the actual shredding. They testified that they knew they hadn’t and they didn’t remember seeing anyone else do it; but, they knew they were ordered to do it. And, of course, the OIG investigators never interviewed any of them prior to their testimony. But, somehow, all that huge volume of evidence was shredded – as the photographs of the shred bags laid bare. So, it seems again – this prosecutor has become a participant – or, perhaps – the architect, or at least, a witness.



THE BUNDY THREAT: The defense has been asking for copies of any evaluations from the government regarding the threat, if any, the Bundys might pose. It wasn’t until November 2017 that the prosecution coughed them up. Why? Because, again, Dan Love mentioned them under oath. It turns out that there was not one; but, in fact, five such Threat Assessments, starting in 2011, that all showed that the Bundys were a low threat risk. The Government also paid a consultant – of sorts – $60,000 to evaluate the Bundys; no one knows why they were hired or where that report is, either. The only reason the defense knows about its existance is because they found the receipt in the discovery. Oops…



TECHNICAL SURVIELLANCE: Ryan Bundy remembered seeing a camera setup and monitoring the Bundy household during the weeks leading up to April 12, 2014. The prosecution flatly denied the existence of such a camera or its deployment or its coverage. They also claimed that the FBI was not involved in the roundup operations nor were they onsite. It turns out, yet again from Dan Love and another BLM officer, that the camera was there, maybe more than one of them, setup and maintained by the FBI. Moreover, the FBI had their own trailer within the compound and the live video feed from the camera(s) with parabolic-type (listening?) devices came into the compound. The defense teams have asked for the footage from those cameras and recordings from the listening devices, but the prosecution claims that no recordings were made and no one was watching them. Even Judge Navarro has had a hard time with this one – before it was impeached by yet another Government witness – the Chief of the Communications Center, herself, who testified that the FBI liaison ran the live feed and that the command element watched it regularly and especially as the ranks of the protestors began to swell.



WIRETAPPING: Also revealed through the testimony of Region 4 BLM Law Enforcement officer Robert Schilackin, who had come in from Colorado to help the Region 3 BLM Law Enforcement officer deliver to the Bundy family the BLM intent to enforce the refreshed court orders for removal of the Bundy’s cattle from the public lands (which lie under the Bundy’s grazing and water rights) and solicit from them what resistance to this BLM action the Bundys might mount. In his testimony, he admitted they had interviewed an employee of the Bundys’ and secretly recorded the conversation. When asked by the defense if he was aware that was a crime, he blew it off saying that it wasn’t a crime.



WIRETAPPING II: Officer Schilackin was similarly cavalier with his actions and perhaps, with Federal and state law, when he testified on cross examination that he had recorded his Region 3 partner’s telephone conversation with Ryan Bundy without revealing this fact at the beginning of the call to the parties. This thusly-“poisoned” recording was even played in court (first as snippets and then in its full 46 minutes) by both the Government and the defense, respectively. He added that such recordings were “not part of the plan” – but, such recordings are done so routinely that it was never given a thought.



In the session without the jury’s presence between these two wiretapping admissions, the Judge allowed their use; but in passing, made mention of possible criminal charges and that they would be dealt with later – not wanting this trial to get bogged down on a separate issue.



WIRETAPPING III: It's now clear, through revealed documents, the government has been listening in on attorney-client phone calls between the defendants and their counsel. The prosecutors want the public to believe that their content is ‘so mundane and innocuous’ that it has no bearing on trial, but that the recordings themselves have been reviewed by a special FBI team and marked as privileged. So, the recordings remain in the hands of the prosecution. But, if they are ‘so mundane and innocuous,’ why hide them?



SPECIAL FORCES: New revelations also included information that not only was the Clark County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team was deployed to the Toquah Wash on April 12, 2014; but, the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, The National Park Service Special Event Tactical Team (SETT), AND the Los Angeles SWAT team were all present on site and had been ready to deploy the entire week. Though apparently, they all departed when given the stand-down order on April 10th.


All along, Cliven Bundy has said that there were 200 armed, military-type government men and women surrounding his ranch. The prosecution said in their opening argument that there were only about twenty. We now know the official number is 197. The prosecutors reason excuse for not disclosing all of these other Special Forces Teams was that they were there for ‘training and practice’ and because they were never used. Hence, there was no need to disclose them to the defense teams.



DEPLOYMENT: Cliven Bundy has also said all along that he was surrounded for over a week. He said there were checkpoints and spying was done on him and his family. The prosecution denied such “crazy” notions. But, again, Judge Navarro’s concern is that the organizational chart that was created to explain the communication and reporting authority between the BLM, FBI, NPS, NV Highway Patrol, Las Vegas Metro, LA SWAT and all the other agencies deployed there is – of course – missing. Missing along with all the maps showing the agents deployment locations, the paperwork and handwritten materials – perhaps, all put though the shredder. Was this done all in an effort to cover-up the magnitude of what all was involved?



REPORTS: Another concern Judge Navarro has, is the revelation that some of the Government Criminal Reports, called 302’s, were written in November 2017 – NOT in 2014 as one would expect. And they were written only after being requested by the defense upon the testimony of Dan Love and the other BLM and OIG officers in October 2017. It seems that the reports may have been written to corroborate the narrative the prosecution has put forth and to dispute Love’s testimony.



HIT LIST: The most worrisome of all the concerns that Judge Navarro has on her decision plate is the revelation that there was an actual hit list maintained by the Government with Cliven Bundy’s name at its top. This list seems to be an actual shooting list that has only been revealed by a BLM agent who is now trying to cover his backside. This agent has become a whistle blower. When I asked Cliven about who it was, he wouldn’t answer me directly, only to say that this BLM agent is no longer employed by the government. I wonder who that might be...



As Cliven and I reviewed, “Well we got a couple of BM guys who have turned into whistle blowers, ya see. And all kind of things are coming out.”



“Okay, I need to ask, what this I am hearing about a kill, list? It’s all over social media,” I ask.



“Well yay, there has always been a kill list, for me. Remember the militia guys in front of the stage with me, they were there to protect my life. I was on the kill list for quite a long time. For two years I have had bodyguards. I have been on it for quite a few years.”



“In my own mind I don’t need a bodyguard. But, they were always been bodyguards around me ... fer two years I have had ‘em.”



Then, now you read about what came out last Monday, you find out, well he was right.



“They had a kill list and I was number one on the kill list,” (he uncomfortably chuckles).” “This thing is more serious than most people want to think about it.”



“So,” I asked – somewhat stunned, “did they have a list that was like priorities of who to shoot first?”



“No it’s just a book, where a guy is keepin a kill list. Where they mark off guys they already got rid of. I guess they had a big poster, up in there with my picture on it – the BLM office - with a big “X” thru it.”



I wonder if Dan Love’s “lost” computer and “lost” notebook will be “found” soon.




Of course, all of this stuff being hidden from them puts the defense at an extreme disadvantage. Not only has the prosecution not revealed these “Brady” documents; but, there are dozens of personnel that have not been subpoenaed, reports reviewed, or even the existence thereof known.



And this last Monday assistant US Attorney Daniel R. Schiess complained at length about how much work all of this ‘last-minute response’ to the defense requests has been to their office. But it has been requests for discovery material that had never provided them before and whose existence was only just admitted to in court by the Government witnesses’ testimony. “Just last night the defense had file a 28-page motion for a mistrial (one of six that I count). We need time to answer.” The entire day, prosecutors Meyer and Ahmid sat uncharacteristically quietly. Not wanting to dig themselves in deeper, I wonder?



I mentioned at the beginning that on my way home that afternoon, I was sad. It’s an “in my gut kind of sad.” I wondered why I wasn’t angry or surprised. I was sad. In the few days I have had to think about this situation, I realized that my government, in the country that I love so much, was actually acting illegitimately – criminally – with its people. I had heard about it, denied that it could possibly happen, and had even seen it before in my own trials with the government. But never so defiantly. I told my friend that night, “I am sad because we depend and respect the judicial system, we rely on it’s fairness, for it to be just. And, I want this fairness for every accused, even the most heinous of criminals, let alone for Cliven Bundy… A simple rancher standing up for OUR rights.



UPDATE: The Second Whistler Blower has been identified as Larry Whooten. You can see his complaint the Associate Deputy Attorney General Andrew Goldsmith HERE


About Michael Stickler

Mike is an author, radio host, ex-felon, and a highly sought after motivational speaker.

In “Cliven Bundy: American Terrorist Patriot”, author Michael Stickler went behind the razor wire of a federal detention center for 60 days to get Bundy’s real story. (ClivenBundy.net)

https://getpublished.pro/blogs/news/dan-love-now-a-whistle-blower

Here is the pdf from Larry Wooten to Andrew Goldsmith Associate Deputy District Attorney: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2091/2603/files/Larry_Wooten_Communication_77PI.pdf?56227313448126 74313

I highly recommend reading the pdf to see the mindset of government thugs.

[Weston White]

“They had a kill list and I was number one on the kill list,” (he uncomfortably chuckles).” “This thing is more serious than most people want to think about it.”

Gee, dare I ask what position Levoy held?

[phill4paul]

Gee, dare I ask what position Levoy held?

No doubt. That pdf is not eye opening by any means but it is a hands on account of what the government is capable of doing and the mindset of it's employees.

[phill4paul]

Bundy Trial Special Report from Washington Representative Matt Shea ~ 12 14 17


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5vP8uoBgOs


This case is getting ready to break wide open.

[dannno]

Bundy Trial Special Report from Washington Representative Matt Shea ~ 12 14 17


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5vP8uoBgOs


This case is getting ready to break wide open.

6:52

lol!!!!

Can't make this stuff up..

[pcosmar]

This case is getting ready to break wide open.
We can wish.

I would like to see all BLM and other LE onsite charged with Violation of Civil Rights under Color of Law.
All of them. and more charges for some of them.

Proving innocence of innocent men is best we can hope.

[phill4paul]

We can wish.

I would like to see all BLM and other LE onsite charged with Violation of Civil Rights under Color of Law.
All of them. and more charges for some of them.

Proving innocence of innocent men is best we can hope.

Yup. Still no word on the FBI investigation of the FBI agent that unloaded on Lavoy Finicum when he had his hands in the air and then tried to cover it up.

[ChristianAnarchist]

Yup. Still no word on the FBI investigation of the FBI agent that unloaded on Lavoy Finicum when he had his hands in the air and then tried to cover it up.

Goons gonna goon. Don't expect any penalty for "just doing their job"...

[phill4paul]

Another smoking gun...


This time what appears to be a self-admission of flaws within the agency…http://ow.ly/d/786p

Here is an excerpt:

“Critical Vulnerabilities” [in the case]
1. “BLM was heavy handed even cruel in the enforcement of court order.”
2. “BLM lacked law enforcement authority in their case.”
3. “BLM is a poor manager of the resources such as grazing.”
4. “Dan Love had a personal agenda and is immoral (jury appeal).”

Yet, even more reasons that Congress, Secretary Zinke, and the Trump Administration need to launch an investigation.

link to the Kent-Klemen document:https://redoubtnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Kent-Kleman-Communication_786p.pdf

Video at link of Rep. Matt Shea. https://www.oathkeepers.org/another-smoking-gun-regarding-blm-wa-rep-matt-shea/

[ChristianAnarchist]

Not gonna hold my breath for that Trump led investigation...

[phill4paul]

Today will be a big one in the Bunkerville case. The trial will resume after the week long break. With so much going on it is hard to tell which way Judge Navarro will come down on this. In the past she has been a staunch government prosecution ally, but with all the new revelations and the 7 Brady violations on the part of the prosecution, it may be that her hands are tied.
Let us pray that the defendants are home for Christmas as free men.



Bundy Trial Meltdown

#TrialOfTheCentury – THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE DEFENSE TEAMS MOTIONS FOR DISMISSAL TO BE GRANTED, WHICH COULD PUT AN END TO THE TRIAL.


by Terry Noonkester

The Bundy Ranch Protest leaders are now on trial in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been another busy week for the lawyers. Judge Navarro excused the jurors from December 11th – 20th because more time was needed to deal with motions by the defense concerning the failure of the prosecution to hand over exculpatory evidence. Because of this failure, the prosecution has committed at least seven Brady or Giglio violations. These are Fifth Amendment, Due Process violations. The defense team has filed several motions for a dismissal of the case as a remedy.

Late Sunday night and early Monday morning on December 10th-11th, Ammon’s defense team, Dan Hill, Morgan Philpot and Rick Koerber, along with Cliven’s attorney, Bret Whipple, filed a sealed motion to dismiss, to disqualify prosecutors, to unseal materials, and to cease further prosecution. These were not ruled on during any of the hearings this week and the Government was given until Friday, December 15th to file a supplemental response. The defense team was given until Monday, December 18th at 12 noon to file their supplemental reply.

On Wednesday, December 13th, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and a group of Nevada newspapers filed a motion to unseal trial documents and hearings. Lawyer Maggie McLetchie, who represents the Review-Journal and Battle Born Media, has spoken-up on the issue of the courts sealed proceedings; “The Bundy case is an important one to the people of Nevada, and the public has a right to know what is happening in the case, and why,” Review-Journal Managing Editor Glenn Cook said; “Secret justice is no justice at all…The federal system’s preference for closed doors and sealed documents has eroded public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the courts. Openness is the only way taxpayers can be sure they’re not funding a rigged game.”

There is a drastic change in the way the third USA v. Cliven Bundy et al trial is being conducted. The defense team is fighting extremely hard to get evidence from the prosecution that should have been handed over to the defense over a year ago, before the first two trials. The defense team is trying very hard to get this evidence in front of the present jury. There has been little courtroom time with the jury in attendance because Judge Navarro does not want the jury to witness this struggle.

The leadership of the Ammon Bundy Defense Team accounts for much of this steadfast determination for a fair trial. Morgan Philpot from Utah, who had to acquire temporary admission to the Nevada Federal Bar to represent Ammon Bundy in this case, is an important part of this team. A few weeks ago, Judge Navarro filed an Order to Show Cause, under seal, threatening to revoke Morgan Philpot’s temporary admission.

The defense team stated that; “The judge cited two issues. First, a filing made by Mr. Philpot, a motion to dismiss the case, that was not made under seal. Second, a comment made by Mr. Philpot in the cross-examination of the former head of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) district office in southern Nevada, Mary Jo Rugwell.”

The defense team explains; “The motion to dismiss did not actually include any sealed material or discovery documents covered by the Court’s broad protective order and was subsequently ordered sealed by the Court because it referenced facts that come from discovery documents and sealed proceedings. Philpot responded to the judge on this point that the protective order in place did not forbid the public filing, and demonstrated several other instances of other defense attorneys and even the Court taking the same approach as Philpot had in referencing facts, but not quoting from or attaching sealed or protected material.”


“The second issue complained about by the judge came from Philpot’s cross-examination of Rugwell. It was Philpot who got Rugwell to earlier admit that she had obtained, reviewed and relied upon an FBI threat assessment that concluded Cliven Bundy was not a threat and was not likely to respond with physical force or violence. The defense had not been provided with this report, despite previous requests for all threat assessments. The information was important because it undercut the credibility of Ms. Rugwell and of other BLM agents who later used the “threat” posed by Cliven Bundy to justify the paramilitary build up.”

The misrepresentation of this threat assessment by the prosecution was also used to help the prosecution keep the Bundy’s and their supporters incarcerated for nearly two years. That lengthy incarceration influenced several defendants to accept plea agreements.

The defense team explains further that; “At one point, during open court, the trial transcript shows Philpot stated, ‘Your Honor, first and foremost, I’d actually like to move for a recess. We’d like to have the Government produce the behavioral assessment document that she has referenced that was produced by the FBI. It actually appears to be, from her testimony, that it is a real document. We do not have it. We’ve requested it in the past. We would like to have a recess.’ At this point, Philpot was interrupted and told his remark was inappropriate. Judge Navarro specifically stated, ‘Mr. Philpot, do you want me to declare a mistrial? That is completely inappropriate for you to bring that up in front of the jury.’”

“Philpot did not accuse the government directly of withholding information. He referenced the testimony of the government’s witness, a document she discussed, and simply said ‘We do not have it. We’ve requested it in the past.’ He doesn’t say who it was requested from, or why. No argument was made, nothing more was said.”

At the hearing on December 15th, Philpot submitted a detailed response to Judge Navarro’s Order to Show Cause. Morgan Philpot was not removed from Ammon Bundy’s defense team. Despite Navarro’s superficially improved show of neutrality in this trial, the attempt to remove Philpot for no legitimate reason shows a deep underlying bias against the Bundy’s and their defense team. Federal prosecutors have lied directly to the judge, and repeatedly been found to have withheld exculpatory evidence and other required information from the defense, yet the judge has not subjected any of the government attorneys to this kind of threat and possible punishment.

Also during the December 15th hearing, Federal Defender Brenda Weksler raised the ‘Wooten material’ in the context of the ongoing and repeated discovery abuses. Weksler was referring to an email from the BLM agent who was the lead investigator for the Cliven Bundy cattle impoundment of 2014 for almost three years. A copy of Wooten’s email was made public by Washington State Representative, Matt Shea, in an interview conducted by Shari Dovale of Redoubt News. Wooten is now regarded as a whistle blower.

Special Agent Wooten had originally sent this email to an Associate Deputy Attorney General, the National Criminal Discovery Coordinator on November 27, 2017. The email is an 18 page description of the governmental abuses and subsequent cover-ups in the Bundy case.

Wooten stated; “I am convinced that I was removed to prevent the ethical and proper further disclosure of the severe misconduct, failure to correct and report, and cover-ups by BLM OLES supervision. My supervisor told me that AUSA Steven Myhre “furiously demanded”, that I be removed from the case and mentioned something about us (the BLM, specifically my supervisor) not turning over (or disclosing) discovery related material issues I had with the BLM not following its own enabling statute, and a personal issue they thought I had with former BLM SAC Dan Love.”

Wooten also told of evidence that was removed from his office and safe when he was not present, just before he was removed from the case on February 18th, 2017 and two days after Myhre’s demand.

Since the December 15th hearing was sealed for the portion of the proceeding dealing withthe Wooten email, no one but the prosecution, defense, and court officials can know what was discussed, but no action was taken on the ‘Wooten materials’.

In his email, Wooten accused Dan Love, the former special agent-in-charge at Bundy Ranch, of intentionally ignoring direction from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and his superiors “in order to command the most intrusive, oppressive, large scale and militaristic trespass cattle impound possible.” Daniel Love was described as immune from discipline, though Love was eventually fired from BLM for misconduct in an unrelated case.

Wooten said he learned from other agency supervisors that Special Agent in Charge, Daniel Love had a “Kill Book” as a “trophy,” in which he essentially bragged about “getting three individuals in Utah to commit suicide,” following a joint FBI-BLM investigation into the alleged trafficking of stolen artifacts. (see Operation Cerberus Action out of Blanding, Utah and the death of Dr. Redd).

Tuesday, December 19th is open for a possible hearing for the judge’s ruling on the prosecution’s Brady and Giglio issues. There is a possibility of the defense teams motions for dismissal to be granted, which could put an end to the trial.

Prior to Ammon Bundy’s defense team showing up in Las Vegas, there had not been a single victory in the form of a granted motion. That situation has changed dramatically. Morgan Philpot and Rick Koerber, are relying 100% on donated funds. They have an informational website at AmmonBundyDefense.com that includes videos and written information on the case, plus a place to donate. The web site sends email updates of their progress to supporters that register.


This article is offered to all other media under the Creative Commons License when proper credit is given to Terry Noonkester, The Roseburg Beacon and Redoubt News.

https://redoubtnews.com/2017/12/bundy-trial-meltdown/

[olehounddog]

mistrial
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/judge-declares-mistrial-in-nevada-ranching-standoff-case/ar-BBH4ZZM?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

[phill4paul]

mistrial
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/judge-declares-mistrial-in-nevada-ranching-standoff-case/ar-BBH4ZZM?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp


Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre had no immediate answer about whether prosecutors would retry the case.

Hey, AUSA Myhre....

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/803/079/f30.gif

[phill4paul]

Fuck me, Am I really going to have to start a Bunkerville trial #4 thread?


Mistrial declared in Bundy trial over withheld evidence

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday morning in the Bunkerville standoff case involving rancher Cliven Bundy and other defendants, finding that the federal government improperly withheld evidence.
A new trial for Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan, and co-defendant Ryan Payne, on charges arising from the 2014 standoff with federal agents was set for early next year.


The new trial, which must begin 70 days after an ordered mistrial, is set to begin Feb. 15.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/mistrial-declared-in-bundy-trial-over-withheld-evidence/

The prosecution is standing at 0-3, possibly the worst ever by a prosecutor in the systems court with a prejudicial judge. SMDH.

[Swordsmyth]

$#@! me, Am I really going to have to start a Bunkerville trial #4 thread?




https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/mistrial-declared-in-bundy-trial-over-withheld-evidence/

The prosecution is standing at 0-3, possibly the worst ever by a prosecutor in the systems court with a prejudicial judge. SMDH.

There should be a 3 strikes and You're out rule for mistrials.

[phill4paul]

There should be a 3 strikes and You're out rule for mistrials.

The first two trials didn't include the Bundy's. So this is their first trial in this saga in Nevada. The defense does intend to file a double jeopardy motion though.

[Ender]

$#@! me, Am I really going to have to start a Bunkerville trial #4 thread?




https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/mistrial-declared-in-bundy-trial-over-withheld-evidence/

The prosecution is standing at 0-3, possibly the worst ever by a prosecutor in the systems court with a prejudicial judge. SMDH.

:mad:

[pcosmar]

I wonder if any of this "improperly withheld evidence" will be allowed in the next trial?
or the "prosecutor misconduct", Illegal Law enforcement tactics?

or if even better yet,, all charges dropped with apologies. And an investigation into BLM Nevada LE, Oregon LE and FBI Murderers.

but that is far flung wishful thinking.

[phill4paul]

I wonder if any of this "improperly withheld evidence" will be allowed in the next trial?
or the "prosecutor misconduct", Illegal Law enforcement tactics?

or if even better yet,, all charges dropped with apologies. And an investigation into BLM Nevada LE, Oregon LE and FBI Murderers.

but that is far flung wishful thinking.

Way wishful thinking, brother. Rest assured the "improperly withheld evidence" will be allowed. It can't not now that it has come to light. You won't hear a thing about "prosecutor misconduct." Myher will never lose his license. Though I do think he will retire, as in be replaced, in this endeavor. And by retire I mean give a resignation in a year or two and be made a partner in "law" firm making $$$$.

[ChristianAnarchist]

It's quite a coincidence but I'm in Vegas right now. Yesterday when I learned about this I went to the courthouse but everyone was gone when I got there about 3...

[phill4paul]

The worm turns main stream...USA today...


Cliven Bundy-FBI debacle: Another example of why the feds need to be leashed

The FBI's sordid history of withholding and destroying key evidence deserves a reckoning.

The Justice Department was caught in another high-profile travesty last month that continues to reverberate through the western states. On Dec. 20, federal judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and others after prosecutors were caught withholding massive amounts of evidence undermining federal charges. This is the latest in a long series of federal law enforcement debacles that have spurred vast distrust of Washington.

Bundy, a 71-year old Nevadan rancher, and his sons and supporters were involved in an armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) beginning in 2014 stemming from decades of unpaid cattle grazing fees and restrictions. The Bundys have long claimed the feds were on a vendetta against them, and 3,300 pages of documents the Justice Department wrongfully concealed from their lawyers provides smoking guns that buttress their case.

More:https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/05/bundy-fbi-misconduct-another-example-why-feds-need-leashed-james-bovard-column/1001603001/

[Swordsmyth]

The worm turns main stream...USA today...



More:https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/05/bundy-fbi-misconduct-another-example-why-feds-need-leashed-james-bovard-column/1001603001/

It doesn't look good for the FBI these days, we need to be on the lookout for some ulterior motive held by those who are turning on them.

[pcosmar]

The worm turns main stream...USA today...



More:https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/05/bundy-fbi-misconduct-another-example-why-feds-need-leashed-james-bovard-column/1001603001/

I was hoping for an early announcement for the weekend.. but Jan.8.
two days till the Judge decides.

[phill4paul]

I was hoping for an early announcement for the weekend.. but Jan.8.
two days till the Judge decides.

The government hasn't even tried to give the appearance of fairness in this trial. The government is going to drag it out. They might even try yet another "do over" since Myher did such a terrible job Sessions demoted him.

https://www.oathkeepers.org/myhre-gets-demoted-us-attorneys-office/

[pcosmar]

http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/US-District-judge-could-end-prosecution-of-Bundy-case-468251563.html
U.S. District judge could end prosecution of Bundy case

Ok,, now I am eagerly awaiting

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-judge-las-vegas-dismiss-ranching-standoff-case-52193739

[phill4paul]

http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/US-District-judge-could-end-prosecution-of-Bundy-case-468251563.html
U.S. District judge could end prosecution of Bundy case

Ok,, now I am eagerly awaiting

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-judge-las-vegas-dismiss-ranching-standoff-case-52193739

Well, tomorrow is decision day. The demotion of Myher, an Obama holdout, by Sessions I believe is a "loss of faith" moment. I don't think they will try again but the Feds have a lot invested.

[phill4paul]

Toady is the day. :toady:

[pcosmar]

Toady is the day. :toady:

early but watching,,
couple hours yet I expect

[phill4paul]

early but watching,,
couple hours yet I expect

Praying for the men and their families. I have to run my dad over for a hospital visit for my mother, but I hope there is good news when next I check.

[PursuePeace]

LAS VEGAS - A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the trial with prejudice against Cliven Bundy, sons Ryan and Ammon Bundy and Montana militia leader Ryan Payne Monday morning.

Judge Gloria Navarro had declared a mistrial last month and severely criticized prosecutors for what she called "willful" violations of due process rights of defendants, including failing to properly turn over evidence to their lawyers.

The four were on trial for an armed uprising against federal authorities in 2014.

This move means the defendants can not be retried.

Navarro called the government's conduct "outrageous" and said the government failed to produce evidence about the existence of surveillance cameras, snipers, and threat assessments.

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/bundy-trial-dimissed-with-prejudice/906741601

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Nevada judge dismisses case against Cliven Bundy and sons, says government cannot retry them

A federal judge ruled Monday that the federal government may not retry Cliven Bundy and his sons after rebuking prosecutors for withholding evidence during their felony trial stemming from an armed standoff four years ago.

U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the case last month, saying federal prosecutors willfully withheld evidence that lawyers for the Bundys and alleged co-conspirator Ryan Payne should have had access to while mounting their defense.

She said the attorneys were in violation of the Brady rule, which requires prosecutors to disclose evidence that could be favorable to a defendant, and told them it wasn’t possible to proceed with the case.

On Monday, she dismissed the case “with prejudice,” meaning the government cannot retry the defendants. "A universal sense of justice was violated," Navarro said.

It was yet another defeat for the federal government at the hands of the Bundy family, who have managed to elude prosecution in high-profile trials centered around standoffs with law enforcement over access to public land.

Twice this year, Las Vegas juries acquitted or deadlocked on felony charges against Bundy supporters. Ammon Bundy, 42, and Ryan Bundy, 44, both beat federal felony charges in a case stemming from a 41-day standoff at an Oregon wildlife preserve two years ago.

In the most recent case, the prosecutors alleged Bundy and his sons riled up supporters after the federal government came to remove grazing cattle from U.S. Bureau of Land Management property outside Bunkerville, Nev., in 2014. The government said the Bundys incindiary language and actions led to the armed standoff outside the family’s ranch about an hour north of Las Vegas.

The four defendants were charged with threatening a federal officer, carrying and using a firearm and engaging in conspiracy -- felony counts that could send them to prison for decades.

Despite the mistrial, federal prosecutors argued in a legal brief filed Dec. 29 that they didn’t willfully withhold evidence from the defense and they still planned to press ahead with another trial.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre wrote in his brief that the government shared 1.5 terabytes of information and noted it was “by far, the largest review and disclosure operation in this [U.S. Attorney’s Office] history.”

Myrhe also argued the government needed to protect some witnesses from leaks that might lead to threats, so it “culled the database with witness protection in mind.”

“Unprecedented database volume and witness concerns aside, the government never let these obstacles stand in the way of diligently working to fulfill its discovery obligations,” he wrote.

But defense lawyers for Payne — Renee Valadares, Brenda Weksler and Ryan Norwood — argued in their Dec. 29 briefing seeking to dismiss the case that government “failed to accept responsibility for any of its failure to disclose evidence” and the withholding of evidence was “flagrant prosecutorial misconduct.”

“The government’s irresponsible and, at times, false proffers to this Court as well as its dismissiveness toward the defense inspires no confidence in the prospect of fairness,” they wrote. “A dismissal is necessary to remedy the constitutional violations, to preserve the integrity of this court’s processes, and to deter future misconduct. Anything short of a dismissal is tantamount to condoning the government’s behavior in this case.”

The case has fueled anger and mistrust among groups who view the federal government as overzealous and overreaching in using its power and authority to squash free speech and the dominion of state’s rights.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bundy-mistrial-2018-story.html

[Ender]

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/bundy-trial-dimissed-with-prejudice/906741601

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bundy-mistrial-2018-story.html


YES!!!

[PursuePeace]

From Bunch Ranch facebook page, a video update:

https://www.facebook.com/lovingliberty/videos/170181343595653/?fref=mentions

[pcosmar]

Yes ,yes ,yes..
Praise God.
I am going to savor this one for a bit.
as rare as right is,, this is right.

[PursuePeace]

Yes ,yes ,yes..
Praise God.
I am going to savor this one for a bit.
as rare as right is,, this is right.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to pcosmar again.

[Ender]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to pcosmar again.

Covered!

[ChristianAnarchist]

A VICTORY for #Liberty (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Liberty?src=hash) as all charges against the @BundyRanch (https://twitter.com/BundyRanch) guys are dropped. The #goonerment (https://twitter.com/hashtag/goonerment?src=hash) #goonsquad (https://twitter.com/hashtag/goonsquad?src=hash) was so overt with their cheating and lying that their own judge had to admit it was just too much.
http://fxn.ws/2CSvzIf (https://t.co/0ll44uM3PP) #FoxNews (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FoxNews?src=hash)

[phill4paul]

Outstanding!

Two government gambits, In Oregon and Nevada, end in failure.

I'm gonna drink a tall cool glass of whiskey this evening.

[Swordsmyth]

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP. RiIhjwNe1KZX_YaWndAUegHaEK%26pid%3D15.1&f=1

[tod evans]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXHV-O60RIE

[pcosmar]

They need to free the rest of them as well,, with apology and recompense.

Ryan Payne is an American Hero,, and needs to be recognized as such. (though he will resist)
He needs to be freed as do others still being held.

https://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/malheur-refuge-occupier-ryan-payne-guilty-plea/

memory lane,
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=838

[phill4paul]

They need to free the rest of them as well,, with apology and recompense.

Ryan Payne is an American Hero,, and needs to be recognized as such. (though he will resist)
He needs to be freed as do others still being held.

https://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/malheur-refuge-occupier-ryan-payne-guilty-plea/

memory lane,
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=838

All of them need to. Unfortunately, a few are going to have to go through the political/court process. Some now are regretting taking a plea deal. Given the odds involved and the fact that the Bundy trials have been a bit of an anomaly I can't say I blame them. They were basing the plea on the belief they were facing a corrupt prosecution and a biased judge. Which they were.

[Swordsmyth]

They need to free the rest of them as well,, with apology and recompense.

Ryan Payne is an American Hero,, and needs to be recognized as such. (though he will resist)
He needs to be freed as do others still being held.

https://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/malheur-refuge-occupier-ryan-payne-guilty-plea/

memory lane,
http://outpost-of-freedom.com/blog/?p=838


All of them need to. Unfortunately, a few are going to have to go through the political/court process. Some now are regretting taking a plea deal. Given the odds involved and the fact that the Bundy trials have been a bit of an anomaly I can't say I blame them. They were basing the plea on the belief they were facing a corrupt prosecution and a biased judge. Which they were.

It's time for DJTvsg to Issue some Pardons, someone should tell Rand to drop a hint to him.

[phill4paul]

It's time for DJTvsg to Issue some Pardons, someone should tell Rand to drop a hint to him.

Nothing short of expungement and recompense is adequate.

[Swordsmyth]

Nothing short of expungement and recompense is adequate.

You are correct, I was using "Pardons" in a sloppy manner.

[tod evans]

Bundy disciple gets 68 years in connection with armed militia standoff in Nevada

https://www.rt.com/usa/397710-bundy-disciple-gets-68-years/

A man has been sentenced to 68 years behind bars in relation to a standoff in Nevada, which came to be led by infamous rancher Cliven Bundy. He is one of two men who has been convicted in the first of many trials related to the armed standoff.
Gregory Burleson, 53, of Phoenix was found guilty of eight felony counts in April, which included charges of obstruction of justice, threatening and assaulting federal officers, interstate travel in aid of extortion, and firearms offenses related to a crime of violence. US District Judge Gloria Navarro presided over the case.

One co-defendant in the case, Todd Engel, was also found guilty by the same jury and is awaiting a September trial. Seventeen defendants in all are implicated in the Bundy ranch standoff, Reuters reported.

Burleson is the first defendant to be tried, convicted and sent to prison in this case. Bundy and his sons, along with two other groups, are to be tried later this year and next.

Bundy’s ranch, which is near Bunkerville, Nevada, is 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The uprising that sprung up from the ranch started with a dispute involving federal agents seizing the rancher’s cattle when Bundy refused to pay government fees for grazing his livestock on government lands.

The standoff that resulted from the incident became one of the more widely-reported events in the country’s recent uptick of right-wing militias fighting the government for control of public lands.

In April, four others were granted a mistrial and are being re-tried in Nevada. Two others who were charged in the case pleaded guilty separately - one got seven years in prison, the other is to be sentenced in January, according to Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas.

[dannno]

You are correct, I was using "Pardons" in a sloppy manner.

Sounds like the dude on the airplane trying to get another drink.

[phill4paul]

Bundy disciple gets 68 years in connection with armed militia standoff in Nevada

https://www.rt.com/usa/397710-bundy-disciple-gets-68-years/

A man has been sentenced to 68 years behind bars in relation to a standoff in Nevada, which came to be led by infamous rancher Cliven Bundy. He is one of two men who has been convicted in the first of many trials related to the armed standoff.
Gregory Burleson, 53, of Phoenix was found guilty of eight felony counts in April, which included charges of obstruction of justice, threatening and assaulting federal officers, interstate travel in aid of extortion, and firearms offenses related to a crime of violence. US District Judge Gloria Navarro presided over the case.

One co-defendant in the case, Todd Engel, was also found guilty by the same jury and is awaiting a September trial. Seventeen defendants in all are implicated in the Bundy ranch standoff, Reuters reported.

Burleson is the first defendant to be tried, convicted and sent to prison in this case. Bundy and his sons, along with two other groups, are to be tried later this year and next.

Bundy’s ranch, which is near Bunkerville, Nevada, is 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The uprising that sprung up from the ranch started with a dispute involving federal agents seizing the rancher’s cattle when Bundy refused to pay government fees for grazing his livestock on government lands.

The standoff that resulted from the incident became one of the more widely-reported events in the country’s recent uptick of right-wing militias fighting the government for control of public lands.

In April, four others were granted a mistrial and are being re-tried in Nevada. Two others who were charged in the case pleaded guilty separately - one got seven years in prison, the other is to be sentenced in January, according to Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas.

And he will rot in jail for years as his case goes through an appeal process.

[ChristianAnarchist]

Now the judge needs to reverse the other convictions and even the plea bargains due to the withholding of evidence...

[Danke]

Bundy disciple gets 68 years in connection with armed militia standoff in Nevada

https://www.rt.com/usa/397710-bundy-disciple-gets-68-years/

A man has been sentenced to 68 years behind bars in relation to a standoff in Nevada, which came to be led by infamous rancher Cliven Bundy. He is one of two men who has been convicted in the first of many trials related to the armed standoff.
Gregory Burleson, 53, of Phoenix was found guilty of eight felony counts in April, which included charges of obstruction of justice, threatening and assaulting federal officers, interstate travel in aid of extortion, and firearms offenses related to a crime of violence. US District Judge Gloria Navarro presided over the case.

One co-defendant in the case, Todd Engel, was also found guilty by the same jury and is awaiting a September trial. Seventeen defendants in all are implicated in the Bundy ranch standoff, Reuters reported.

Burleson is the first defendant to be tried, convicted and sent to prison in this case. Bundy and his sons, along with two other groups, are to be tried later this year and next.

Bundy’s ranch, which is near Bunkerville, Nevada, is 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The uprising that sprung up from the ranch started with a dispute involving federal agents seizing the rancher’s cattle when Bundy refused to pay government fees for grazing his livestock on government lands.

The standoff that resulted from the incident became one of the more widely-reported events in the country’s recent uptick of right-wing militias fighting the government for control of public lands.

In April, four others were granted a mistrial and are being re-tried in Nevada. Two others who were charged in the case pleaded guilty separately - one got seven years in prison, the other is to be sentenced in January, according to Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas.

68 years...where are the victims?

[pcosmar]

Now the judge needs to reverse the other convictions and even the plea bargains due to the withholding of evidence...

I would like to see that,,
And Public and Official Recognition (to counter slander) of the Patriots in attendance.
Arrests of armed government agents involved in this illegal action,,, Violation of Civil Rights under the Color of Law.
Immediate restraining order on the BLM,, everywhere,, pending reorganization/evaporation of duties.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UimbVikv3X8

[sparebulb]

68 years...where are the victims?

https://assets.thepoliticalinsider.com/content/uploads/2015/03/1smallreid.jpg

[phill4paul]

Good news heading into the weekend.


The Federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment against four defendants in the Bunkerville Standoff on Wednesday, February 7th.

Defendants from Tier 2, the final group set for trial, include Dave H. Bundy, Mel D. Bundy, Joseph D. O’shaughnessy, and Jason D. Woods.

The case is, in essence, over for these four men, as the motion specifically asked for the indictment to be dismissed with prejudice. This means there is no chance for the government to come back and attempt to try them for the same charges.

https://www.oathkeepers.org/dismissal-charges-bunkerville-defendants/

[Swordsmyth]

Federal prosecutors are asking an Arizona judge to give them another shot at convicting Cliven Bundy on charges related to a 2014 armed standoff between the rancher and federal agents, The Oregonian reports. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed charges against Bundy, his two sons and supporter Ryan Payne last month after finding federal prosecutors had lied to the court and hid exculpatory evidence that favored the defendants’ case. Navarro dismissed the case “with prejudice,” barring a retrial.
Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday claiming Navarro dismissed them before considering a more appropriate solution to the civil rights violations that occurred during the trial last year, according to The Oregonian.

More at: https://www.teaparty.org/feds-beg-fifth-shot-prosecuting-bundy-family-failing-four-times-row-289321/


:mad::mad::mad:

[pcosmar]

Federal prosecutors are asking an Arizona judge to give them another shot at convicting Cliven Bundy on charges related to a 2014 armed standoff between the rancher and federal agents, The Oregonian reports. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed charges against Bundy, his two sons and supporter Ryan Payne last month after finding federal prosecutors had lied to the court and hid exculpatory evidence that favored the defendants’ case. Navarro dismissed the case “with prejudice,” barring a retrial.
Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday claiming Navarro dismissed them before considering a more appropriate solution to the civil rights violations that occurred during the trial last year, according to The Oregonian.

More at: https://www.teaparty.org/feds-beg-fifth-shot-prosecuting-bundy-family-failing-four-times-row-289321/


:mad::mad::mad:

Not gonna happen..
Another trial would only highlight the crimes of those involved and provide fuel for the Lawsuits.

They will drop charges on the last 4. And they will snivel and gripe.

[pcosmar]

Yes. The news is out that the government has filed to dismiss the charges against the remaining defendants and our 2 sons who still have charges pending against them will be truly free men. You may also have read that the government has filed a Motion for the Judge to reconsider her decision to dismiss the case against Cliven, Ammon, Ryan and Ryan Payne. The government wants another bite of the apple. I don’t know what the Judge will do—she’s the only one who knows that—but it’s clear that the government wants another swing at my family. God granted His blessings and protection over my family in the last misguided prosecution and I ask for your continued prayers that He continues to extend His protection.

Hug your family tight tonight.

Carol

still awaiting fallout.

[ChristianAnarchist]

still awaiting fallout.

It's playing craps with loaded dice. The goonerment plays dirty and they will not give up easily. Even if they don't prosecute these guys they will find a way to steal their money or drive them out financially. Thugs don't have rules so you can be sure there's something still coming their way...

[Weston White]

...An awesome new cable series? Sayonara, Jack Bauer.

[phill4paul]

Happy, belated, Independence day! Congratulations to the Bundys and those that stood by them.... Now we will see if the FedGov takes it to the 9th US Circuit court. I have a feeling this is where they wanted it to go anyway as the 9th is seen as left of center. But, for today, a victory.


Judge Rejects Government Bid to Reopen Activist Rancher Case

A lawyer for Nevada rancher and states' rights activist Cliven Bundy is hailing as "the final nail in the coffin" a judge's decision not to let federal prosecutors reopen the criminal case stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with government agents.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for Nevada rancher and states' rights activist Cliven Bundy is hailing as "the final nail in the coffin" a judge's decision not to let federal prosecutors reopen the criminal case stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with government agents.

Attorney Bret Whipple on Friday characterized the 72-year-old Bundy as relieved following Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro's ruling this week that "flagrant misconduct" by prosecutors had irreparably tainted the case.

A spokeswoman for Acting U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson (el-AYE'-eh-sun) declined immediate comment.

Prosecutors could appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Navarro in January dismissed the criminal case against Bundy, two sons and a Montana militia leader after declaring a mistrial in December.

She found federal prosecutors responsible for "deliberate attempts to mislead and distort the truth."

[Swordsmyth]

Happy, belated, Independence day! Congratulations to the Bundys and those that stood by them.... Now we will see if the FedGov takes it to the 9th US Circuit court. I have a feeling this is where they wanted it to go anyway as the 9th is seen as left of center. But, for today, a victory.
Fortunately the 9th is the most overruled Circuit in America and Trump picked Gorsuch and will now get a 2nd pick.

[Swordsmyth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwu8r53kAvA