Bundy Trial ends In Mistrial!

[sparebulb]

They've spent 677+ days in jail. What do you think?

If it were in Springfield, Oregon, they would be charged $60 per day for room and board.

That would be $40,620 per man.

 

[phill4paul]

Well, I'm no legal expert but I would say compensation is in order.

The government is going to have to consider the pay out to the gambit of a new trial. That, to me, is the deciding factor at this point. That, and loss of face.

 

[pcosmar]

I won't consider it over until the Cattle Rustling Mercenaries are disarmed and arrested and charged.. Just as Cliven had asked of Law enforcement from the beginning.

and identities of the perpetrators are known.

 

[phill4paul]

AG Sessions orders examination of Bundy case after mistrial over prosecution bungling

By Valerie Richardson – The Washington Times – Thursday, December 21, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepped into the Bundy prosecution after Wednesday’s mistrial, ordering a third-party examination of the case in light of the latest government snafu.

“The attorney general takes this issue very seriously and has personally directed that an expert in the [Justice Department’s] discovery obligations be deployed to examine the case and advise as to the next steps,” said Ian D. Prior, the department’s principal deputy director of public affairs, in a late Wednesday statement.

The decision to intervene came after Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial over the government’s “willful failure to disclose information” to the defense, saying it would have been “impossible” for the four co-defendants to receive a fair trial.

https://www.oathkeepers.org/ag-sessions-orders-examination-bundy-case-mistrial-prosecution-bungling/

 

[Swordsmyth]

https://www.oathkeepers.org/ag-sessions-orders-examination-bundy-case-mistrial-prosecution-bungling/

Has he awakened from his sleeping sickness? Or is this just for show?

 

[phill4paul]

Has he awakened from his sleeping sickness? Or is this just for show?

My guess is he wants to replace Myhre with a competent prosecutor before the retrial.

 

[sparebulb]

Has he awakened from his sleeping sickness? Or is this just for show?

I'm sure that he is responding to the perception that the prosecution is losing.......not that they are evil, illegal, and corrupt.

I'm sure he's there to get the prosecution back on track.

 

[AZJoe]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a probe into federal prosecutors of the recent trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy …

After the prosecutions numerous missteps and “willful” withholding of evidence that would aid the Bundy’s defense, the judge ruled a mistrial Wednesday …

Attorney General Jeff Sessions “personally directed that an expert in the department’s discovery obligations be deployed to examine the case and advise as to next steps,” DOJ deputy director of public affairs Ian Prior told The Oregonian.

“This is every prosecutor’s nightmare,” retired federal prosecutor Kent Robinson said.

Weeks before … a memo written by a BLM agent assigned to investigate the agency’s actions during the 2014 raid on the Bundy ranch was released. The memo contained serious allegations of misconduct and likely illegal activities by BLM officials and prosecutors, led by acting Nevada U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre, throughout the raid and trial of Cliven Bundy. …

Myhre had removed the agent responsible for the memo, Larry Wooten, from his position investigating the BLM in February, confiscating all his records and data. Wooten wrote his 18 page memo from memory and leaked it the DOJ.

 

[Weston White]

...Oh, wrong thread, Peg!


Hmmm... Is it possible for Nevada to sue these federal agencies for obstructing the justice of one or more of its citizens, and conspiracy?

 

[Schifference]

Why do people feel a mistrial is a win?

If, "After the prosecutions numerous missteps and “willful” withholding of evidence that would aid the Bundy’s defense, the judge ruled a mistrial Wednesday …" is true, a win would have been to proceed with the trial and win it because of the aforementioned. Instead, one team shows up for the super bowl with its star players and several get injured so the game is stopped and rescheduled for a future date.

The prosecutors screw up and a mistrial is declared and new trial set. The defense screw up and they would be found in contempt or whatever and incarcerated.

Why is this a win?

 

[pcosmar]

Why is this a win?

Because.

"I believe there is no jury in this country that will convict us," Ammon Bundy said.

And because all the evidence that would " aid the Bundy’s defense" will be available in another trial.

And because the Prosecutor is demonstrating Failure and incompetence of an epic level.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Merry Christmas to the Bundy dudes.

 

[Schifference]

Because.

I guess no one can be as wise as Pete. When you do auto restoration you are the king. You restore 1967-1972 Chevy truck and are the best!

Amen to you!

Because!!

 

[Raginfridus]

If I was Bundys, I'd be thankful but pensive this Christmas. USG never lose and MSM love to Shylock. The Hammonds are still in jail, although the tools of control at Huffpo assure us their sentences are not "cruel or unusual".

 

[pcosmar]

I guess no one can be as wise as Pete. When you do auto restoration you are the king. You restore 1967-1972 Chevy truck and are the best!

Amen to you!

Because!!

Wow,, what a very interesting rant.
and YES "Because"

because no jury will convict them with the evidence that would be presented.
Because The Government has no case.
Because the Land Management Thugs were criminals.

Because this was provoked by Government Hired mercenaries.

It takes no great wisdom.. only the ability to read and comprehend.

 

[pcosmar]

Wow,, what a very interesting rant.
and YES "Because"

because no jury will convict them with the evidence that would be presented.
Because The Government has no case.
Because the Land Management Thugs were criminals.

Because this was provoked by Government Hired mercenaries.

It takes no great wisdom.. only the ability to read and comprehend.

oh,, and also currently unemployed and homeless.. but watch and see.

 

[Origanalist]

I guess no one can be as wise as Pete. When you do auto restoration you are the king. You restore 1967-1972 Chevy truck and are the best!

Amen to you!

Because!!

You haven't seen him in a teddy.

 

[pcosmar]

You haven't seen him in a teddy.

I haven't worn one for a long time.

 

[Mach]

Here's a read.....

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/16...fbis-fake-documentary-about-the-bundy-family/

The Bizarre Story Behind the FBI’s Fake Documentary About the Bundy Family

The story of the FBI’s fake documentary crew, revealed in more than 100 hours of video and audio recordings obtained by The Intercept, offers an unprecedented window into how federal law enforcement agents impersonate journalists to gain access to criminal suspects. The raw material produced by the FBI was presented under seal in the U.S. District Court in Nevada, where Ryan Bundy, his father, Cliven, and his brothers, as well as more than a dozen supporters, were charged with conspiracy, assault, weapons offenses, and other crimes related to their standoff with the government.

When the FBI’s actions were revealed nearly seven years later, the Associated Press and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, representing 25 other news organizations, wrote letters to FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Eric Holder objecting to the practice of impersonating journalists in criminal investigations. In a November 6, 2014, letter to the New York Times, Comey defended the practice. “That technique was proper and appropriate under Justice Department and FBI guidelines at the time,” he wrote. “Today, the use of such an unusual technique would probably require higher level approvals than in 2007, but it would still be lawful and, in a rare case, appropriate.”

In June 2016, the FBI adopted an interim policy that requires undercover operations involving the impersonation of news media to be approved by the deputy director of the FBI in consultation with the deputy attorney general. Because the FBI’s fake documentary project in Nevada began before this policy was enacted, it’s unclear whether senior leaders at the FBI signed off. The FBI did not respond to questions for this story, including a request for that information. Instead, the bureau released only a prepared statement to The Intercept: “The FBI conducts investigative activity in accordance with the Attorney General’s Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide. These authorities provide safeguards D) intended to ensure that FBI employees act in accordance with the law and the Constitution.”

 

[AZJoe]

DailySheeple Update:

The Bundys’ case ended in a mistrial Dec. 20 after Judge Gloria Navarro ruled that prosecutors violated the civil rights of the defendants by withholding evidence … Navarro is considering dismissing the case “with prejudice” … Her decision will come Jan. 8 …

“There were approximately 3,000 pages that were provided to us only after we started trial,” Bundy lawyer Bret D. Whipple told The NYT. “I personally have never seen anything like this, especially in a case of such importance.”

Those 3,000 pages include the Bundys’ requests for multiple federal assessments that showed the Bundy family was likely not dangerous. … until a government witness, under cross examination, revealed knowledge of the assessments in court …

Defense attorney’s asked federal prosecutors to hand over Inspector General reports on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agent Dan Love, who directed the BLM raid … Love was fired from the agency in September for corruption and unethical behavior. Prosecutors had dismissed the allegations and investigations of Love as an “urban legend,” but ended up handing over 500 pages worth of reports on Love in December …

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, however, launched an investigation into prosecutorial misconduct after the mistrial.