OREGON STANDOFF:  JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INTERNAL REVIEW STILL UNDERWAY FOR FBI AGENTS IN LAVOY FINICUM KILLING OPERATION

"Hey bro, I'm good....You don't got to ask me that....No, we're good"

Answers attributed to FBI Agent W. Joseph Astarita when asked about firing shots in the January 26, 2016 "felony traffic stop" operation that killed LaVoy Finicum and injured Ryan Bundy

The Justice Department's Office of Inspector General is still investigating FBI Hostage Rescue Team Agent W. Joseph Astarita and his colleagues for what is called a "lack of candor".

The FBI agents were involved in the deadly operation on January 26, 2016 that killed Oregon Standoff protester Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and injured another protester, Ryan Bundy.

A document was filed in federal court in Portland last Wednesday by prosecutors.

They responded to a motion by Astarita's lawyers regarding keeping documents related to his recent trial where was found not guilty of lying under a court "protective order".

In that document there's a footnote about the Inspector General's inquiry.

Agent W. Joseph Astarita was found not guilty in August of lying about firing two shots in LaVoy Finicum's direction moments before Oregon State Police killed him.

LaVoy Finicum's family is pursuing a wrongful death suit that is pending in federal court against the FBI and other agencies involved including the Oregon State Police and US Bureau of Land Management.   

Individuals including Agent Astarita and the Oregon State Police captain who fired the fatal shots are also named in the lawsuit.

Link below....

Maxine Bernstein "Oregon Live" On "Lack of Candor" Investigation


(EDITED AND EXPANDED SATURDAY)