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By Kirk Siegler NPR.org August 7, 2020 A federal appeals court in San Francisco has denied the Justice Department’s motion for a retrial in the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who led an armed standoff against federal agents over cattle grazing near his ranch in 2014. The decision Thursday comes more than two years after Bundy, two of his sons and Montana militiaman Ryan Payne walked out of the federal courthouse in Las Vegas as free men. The government’s case collapsed after a mistrial in which prosecutors were admonished for failing to turn over evidence and for not…
By David Ferrara Las Vegas Review-Journal August 7, 2020 A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision to throw out felony conspiracy and weapons charges against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and another man. Before U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s January 2018 dismissal, which the government appealed, she found that the federal government improperly withheld evidence. Prosecutors had willfully withheld video surveillance, maps and FBI interview information in violation of due process required by the U.S. Constitution, the judge found. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. Continue Reading…..
By Associated Press Daily Herald August 7, 2020 LAS VEGAS — A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, family members and others stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle near the family ranch in Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in San Francisco denied prosecutors’ efforts to overturn U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s decision to stop a months-long trial in January 2018 for ‘flagrant’ prosecutorial misconduct and her dismissal of the criminal indictment so it could not be re-filed.…
By Anthony Man, Skyler Swisher sun-sentinel.com August 7, 2020 A closer look at cybersecurity firm’s report shows how the Sunshine State emerged as an epicenter for the disinformation network, which set out to meddle in Florida politics and beyond. The social media giant ultimately took down a network of 54 Facebook accounts, 50 pages and four from Instagram, another social media site it owns. A map showed 15 locations of the accounts were in Florida, mostly along the east coast from Vero Beach to Miami; a handful were elsewhere. The disinformation network jumped into Florida politics, posting from an…
ABC News August 6, 2020 A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, family members and others stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle near the family ranch in Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in San Francisco denied prosecutors’ efforts to overturn U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s decision to stop a months-long trial in January 2018 for “flagrant” prosecutorial misconduct and her dismissal of the criminal indictment so it could not be re-filed. “The judgment is affirmed,” Judge Jay…
By WND Staff WND August 6, 2020 Finding “flagrant misconduct” by Obama administration prosecutors, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed felony conspiracy and weapons charges against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons and supporters. The federal government was appealing the dismissal of the case by U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro, who ruled in January 2018 that prosecutors improperly withheld evidence. The Bundys have been in a dispute with the federal government for more than 25 years over cattle grazing rights for his cattle. The government alleged that Bundy, his sons and Montana militia leader Ryan…
(San Francisco, California, August 6, 2020). Just minutes ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) affirmed the dismissal by the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, of the indictment which the Obama Department of Justice (“Obama DOJ”) had brought against Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan, and Ryan Payne, one of many peaceful protesters who also was indicted, after the successful standoff of federal government agents who threatened the Bundys’ lives, killed their cattle, assaulted family members and perpetrated tyrannical executive power over them. The story is well known and can…
DHS insider spills beans on Ilhan Omar criminal charges for marrying brother By Leo Hohmann WND August 6, 2020 Federal investigators have decided not to prosecute Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for immigration fraud despite the publicly available evidence that she married her brother to gain him lawful status to remain in the United States. The news that two separate federal agencies have declined to pursue charges against Omar after a months-long probe came from a veteran insider at the Department of Homeland Security. The case was investigated by the FBI and involved at least one other agency, but…
Biden will beat Trump, says historian who predicted every presidential race since 1984 CNBC August 6, 2020 The historian who has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1984 — including President Donald Trump’s win in 2016 — has announced his pick for 2020: Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Allan Lichtman, an author and history professor at American University, revealed his prediction in an op-ed video for The New York Times published Wednesday. Lichtman’s predictive method — which puts him squarely in the minority of analysts who were right in calling Trump’s win — largely ignores the detailed cross-tab…
Pence criticizes Chief Justice Roberts, says court’s future ‘on the ballot in 2020’ NBC News August 6, 2020 Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview airing Thursday that Chief Justice John Roberts has let down conservatives by siding with the Supreme Court’s liberal justices in several recent decisions. “We have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States, but Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives whether it be the Obamacare decision or whether it be a spate of recent decisions,” Pence said in an interview with Christian Broadcasting…