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Post by avordvet on Oct 28, 2016 4:23:31 GMT -5
"What happened at the end is symbolic of the improper use of force by the federal government" - J. Morgan PhilpotJury finds all Oregon standoff defendants not guilty of federal conspiracy, gun chargesBy Maxine Bernstein, October 27, 2016 at 4:38 PM, updated October 27, 2016 at 10:09 PM A federal jury on Thursday found Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan Bundy and five co-defendants not guilty of conspiring to prevent federal employees from doing their jobs through intimidation, threat or force during the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The Bundy brothers and occupiers Jeff Banta and David Fry also were found not guilty of having guns in a federal facility. Kenneth Medenbach was found not guilty of stealing government property, and a hung jury was declared on Ryan Bundy's charge of theft of FBI surveillance cameras. "More than we could have hoped for,'' said one of Ammon Bundy's lawyers, J. Morgan Philpot. www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/oregon_standoff_verdicts_annou.html
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Post by avordvet on Oct 28, 2016 4:59:07 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Nov 1, 2016 15:12:36 GMT -5
Government Overreach Lost the Malheur TrialThe jury was not happy with Judge Brown not allowing the Constitution in her courtroom.
November 1, 2016, by Shari Dovale While the Bundy supporters continue to celebrate the acquittal of all 7 defendants, the prosecution is taking hits for reinforcing the narrative of government overreach. It is widely held that the prosecution in the Malheur Protest Trial would have easily won a victory if they had not got greedy and attempted to go for the maximum prison sentences possible. They could have gone for trespassing or vandalism, but have stated that they chose they higher charge of conspiracy because of the amount of prison time involved. They wanted the Bundy’s in jail for a very long time. It seems that they needed to send a message to the American people that disagreeing with the government will not be tolerated. The prosecution was willing to lie to meet their ends, but the jury saw through them. When they presented their Big Gun Show, with the numerous weapons and ammo found at the refuge, they didn’t think they would be called out to admit who actually owned those guns, and who actually brought them to the refuge. The FBI tried to slide through it by saying they never bothered to check the ownership of the weapons. Really? The prosecution never thought the defense would call them out on the Confidential Informants (CI) used to set up the protesters. Oops! redoubtnews.com/2016/11/01/government-overreach-lost-malheur-trial/
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