OREGON STANDOFF BREAKING: CONGRESSMAN- TRUMP CALLED ON HAMMONDS PARDON, BUNDY- FREEDOM FROM JAIL IS NOT ENOUGH
"Don't forget the men who prosecuted the Hammonds.
Let us not forget the un-repented AUS Attorneys who prosecuted Dwight and Steven Hammond, Frank Papagini. Nor his boss, the US Attorney who continues to defend this egregious prosecution, Billy Williams. Remember these names, names matter. These men deliberately chose to charge this salt of the earth ranching family as Arsenal Terrorist under the Anti-Terrorist Act of 1996 knowing that the minimum sentence was 5 years....."
"The Hammonds never deserved the force that came upon them. Not in the jail time, not in the $400,000 fine, not in the loss of their right to sell their own property"
Ammon Bundy Facebook-7/1/2018
Oregon Republican Congressman Greg Walden says President Trump called him late yesterday (Saturday June 30th) to say he is 'seriously considering' a pardon for Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond.
Walden, who represents the Hammonds in Congress, said that he "again strongly urged the president to administer the justice that is long overdue" and blamed the prosecution of the Hammonds on the Obama Administration.
Last week, Walden broke silence on the notion of a pardon of the Hammonds with a speech on the House floor. His speech followed media reports that a pardon request had reached the White House.
Walden, who represents the Hammonds in Congress, said that he "again strongly urged the president to administer the justice that is long overdue" and blamed the prosecution of the Hammonds on the Obama Administration.
Last week, Walden broke silence on the notion of a pardon of the Hammonds with a speech on the House floor. His speech followed media reports that a pardon request had reached the White House.
But Ammon Bundy, who led the early 2016 Oregon Standoff protest centered at the Malheur National Wildlife refuge on the Hammonds behalf, says more needs to be done than just releasing them from prison.
In a Facebook post Bundy says all court orders on their land and finances need to be rescinded.
The federal government fined the Hammonds 400-thousand dollars and the federal Bureau of Land Management holds first right of refusal on any sale of their land.
Ammon Bundy also reminded his readers that federal prosecutors sought terrorist penalties against the Hammonds in the first place and he cited US Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams defense of the sentences against the Hammonds. Williams was appointed by the Obama Administration and retained in the name of President Trump by the new administration.
Ammon Bundy and the protesters at the Oregon Standoff in early 2016 put the case of the Hammonds on the map giving it worldwide attention. One of them, LaVoy Finicum, was killed in an FBI led operation against the non-violent protesters, with Ammon's brother Ryan Bundy sustaining a shrapnel wound in his shoulder.
Without their stand, the political forces would have remained silent on justice for the Hammonds.
Ammon Bundy also reminded his readers that federal prosecutors sought terrorist penalties against the Hammonds in the first place and he cited US Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams defense of the sentences against the Hammonds. Williams was appointed by the Obama Administration and retained in the name of President Trump by the new administration.
Ammon Bundy and the protesters at the Oregon Standoff in early 2016 put the case of the Hammonds on the map giving it worldwide attention. One of them, LaVoy Finicum, was killed in an FBI led operation against the non-violent protesters, with Ammon's brother Ryan Bundy sustaining a shrapnel wound in his shoulder.
Without their stand, the political forces would have remained silent on justice for the Hammonds.
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