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Tactical Operations Center (TOC), Forward ❚❚ That former BLM Special AgentOperating Base (FOB), a media site, and a In-Charge Dan Love purposely ignored “free speech area.” federal and state recommendations, “in I and many others have written about order to command the most intrusive, what transpired during the so-called standoff oppressive, large scale and militaristic and there is no need to repeat it here, as our trespass cattle impound possible.” interest today is in the court case. Suffice it to BLM Agent Wooten also say his investigasay the feds backed down and left, handing a tion found, “excessive use of force, civil rights major victory to Bundy and his supporters. I and policy violations.” Further, Wooten says, vividly remember both the surprise and joy I “there was an improper cover-up in virtually personally experienced at this outcome. every matter that a particular BLM SAC parHowever, in March of 2016 a feder- ticipated in, or oversaw.” al grand jury indicted nineteen individuals, It also became apparent that important including Cliven Bundy and his two sons, evidence had been withheld by the feds. The Ammon and Ryan, for a slate of federal presiding judge held a series of hearings in crimes, including impeding federal officers, November of 2017. Based upon those hearthreatening federal officers, and extortion, as ings the judge found the following pieces of well as conspiracy to commit those crimes. evidence were withheld from the defense: Trial began on October 30, 2017, and that ❚❚ Records about surveillance at the is when the government’s transgressions and Bundy ranch abuses started coming to light. ❚❚ Records about the presence of govDuring the trial a bombshell memo from a BLM law enforcement officer to the Dept. of ernment snipers Justice was made public. In the memo, BLM ❚❚ FBI logs about activity at the ranch Special Agent Larry C. Wooten stated, “I rou- in the days leading up to the standoff tinely observed, and the investigation revealed ❚❚ Law enforcement assessments data widespread pattern of bad judgement, lack ing to 2012 that found the Bundys posed of discipline, incredible bias, unprofessionalno threat, and ism and misconduct, as well as likely policy, ethical and legal violations among senior and ❚❚ Internal affairs reports about missupervisory staff at the BLM’s Office of Law conduct by BLM agents Enforcement and Security.” In total, it came to 3,300 pages of eviWooten further stated these issues, “… dence withheld. As a result the judge said made a mockery of our position of spe- this represented “outrageous” abuses and cial trust and confidence, portrayed extreme “flagrant misconduct” by the prosecutors. The unprofessional bias, adversely affected our judge declared “a universal sense of justice agency’s mission and likely the trial regard- has been violated” and dismissed all charges ing Cliven Bundy…” and “put our agency against the Bundys “with prejudice”, meaning and specific law enforcement supervisors those charges cannot be brought again. in potential legal, civil and administrative Unbelievably, President Trump’s Justice jeopardy.” Department appealed this decision to the Some of the actions taken by certain BLM Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the most officers are simply too crude to include in this liberal circuit in the nation. publication. However, Wooten did report: On August 6 of this year the Ninth Circuit rendered their decision and I’m pleased to ❚❚ Conduct that was, “discriminatory, report the government’s CYA appeal was not harassing and showed clear prejudice successful. against the defendants, their supporters The court affirmed the prosecution was and Mormons.” guilty of “flagrant misconduct”, with such a ❚❚ Uncovered comments where BLM finding necessary for charges to be dismissed agents “bragged about roughing up Dave “with prejudice.” Bundy” and “grinding his face into the The court affirmed that the withholding ground.” of information about the surveillance camera ❚❚ That BLM employees, “didn’t prop- “was willful rather than merely inadvertent.” erly turn in the required discovery materi- The court also stated, “Rather than looking into the request and locating the documents al (likely exculpatory evidence)” before trial began, the government chose to ❚❚ That one BLM Supervisor, “instigatfight rather than respond to the request.” ed the unprofessional monitoring of jail On the withholding of evidence concerncalls between defendants and their wives, ing the government’s use of snipers, the court without prosecutor or FBI consent.” stated: “Of particular concern is the governE-MAIL
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he saga of Cliven Bundy and his battles with the feds over livestock grazing go back many years. From a strictly administrative/legal basis, here is a quick summary:
❚❚ In 1993, BLM sent Bundy a notice of trespass and an order to remove his cattle ❚❚ In 1998 a federal district court permanently enjoined Bundy from grazing livestock within the Bunkerville allotment. Bundy filed an appeal and in 1999 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied his appeal and affirmed the lower court’s order. ❚❚ In 2011, BLM sent Bundy a notice of intent to roundup his cattle. ❚❚ In 2013 a federal district court ordered Bundy to remove his cattle within 45 days and authorized the feds to impound any cattle that were not removed. Bundy appealed and lost. ❚❚ In March of 2014, BLM issued a notice of intent to impound Bundy’s cattle, and on April 5, 2014 the roundup began. This was a large operation for the feds, as the court recently summarized: BLM made extensive preparations for “Operation Gold Butte Impound.” Coordinating with agents from the National Park Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation, BLM anticipated resistance from Bundy and his supporters. It planned to escort the contractors in and out of the area each day. BLM established a Listening Post/Observation Post (LP/OP) “strategically placed at elevated positions around the Bundy residence each evening” where agents were outfitted with binoculars, spotting scopes, night-vision goggles, and thermal-imaging devices. The LP/OP personnel were to have “agency-issued rifles with them at all times.” BLM also established a Livestock Market Digest
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