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Jeanette Finicum and two of her daughters were invited to a meeting with a group of Arizona State Senators.

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The information from this meeting will be used to craft letters to our Arizona Congressional Delegation and also to the Justice Department asking for an investigation into the death of LaVoy Finicum. We will also contact the BLM and investage their unwillingness to follow state and federal law. Look for Part II of this update focusing on why and how solid ranching citizens were labeled as domestic terrorists and their due process under the Constitution was suspended.

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Arizona Freedom Aliance published a report of the meeting. Part 1:

http://arizonafreedomalliance.ning.c...Topic%3A119430

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UPDATE - The Killing of LaVoy Finicum

by Arizona Freedom Alliance
yesterday

Senator Sylvia Tenney Allen

Lightning Bolt Update, February 7, 2017

He was born in the back hills of Northern Arizona, hunting and riding horses with his father and siblings. Born within him was a love for God, family and freedom. "We need to put God first in our lives, strengthen our families, and fight to restore our freedoms." LaVoy Finicum

This is a two-part update on the death of rancher LaVoy Finicum at the hands of the FBI and Oregon State Police. Western ranchers had gone to Oregon in support of the Hammond family. Their peaceful protest was labeled by law enforcement and some elected officials as domestic terrorism. Federal statutes were used to prosecute western ranchers who were trying to bring national attention to the overreach of federal agencies in taking western ranchers' leases.

Part I: LaVoy Finicum

Last summer I traveled to Cane Bed, Arizona, located on the Arizona Strip, to visit Jeanette Finicum, wife of slain rancher, LaVoy Finicum. I wanted to meet her and to get a firsthand knowledge, not tainted by the media, of her husband's death, why he went to Oregon, and how her family got caught up in Federal Agencies labeling her husband a "domestic terrorist." I found Jeanette to be a wonderful, gentle, and kind woman who was bravely trying to recover from this tragedy in her life and to find justice for her husband.

On February 3rd, 2017, I held a stakeholders meeting at the Capitol to discuss the overreach and lack of due process by the federal government in regard to western ranchers and the wrongful death of Arizona Citizen, LaVoy Finicum. Other legislators in attendance were Senators Sonny Borrelli (LD5), Gail Griffin (LD14), David Farnsworth (LD16), and Judy Burges (LD22), and Representatives Brenda Barton (LD6), Bob Thorpe (LD6), Mark Finchem (LD11), Becky Nutt (LD14) and Rusty Bowers (LD25).

Jeanette Finicum, two of her and LaVoy's daughters, Terra Belle and Arianna, her lawyer Morgan Philpot, a Utah attorney and former Utah state legislator also attended.
We also heard from Michael Gibbs, Deputy Director of Arizona’s Tenth Amendment Center.

The following is some of the testimony of Jeannette Finicum :

"LaVoy traveled to Oregon Jan 1st, 2016, to join with others in the peaceful demonstration-march and to visit the Hammond ranching family, showing his support for her husband and son who were facing imprisonment for a crime they had already served time for. (More about this in part II.) He considered them his neighbor, and wanted to help, to let them know that they were not alone. LaVoy was not aware of any plans to do anything other than march through town and deliver flowers. However, when asked to stay and continue in a peaceful demonstration 35 miles outside of town at the Malheur National wildlife Refuge, he agreed."

Note: The refuge was operated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. It is not occupied during winter months. The buildings were not locked and the utilities were still on. But this wildlife refuge had been the center of much of the negative impacts that had happen to Oregon area ranchers including the Hammonds. It was a symbol of the excessive environmental regulations that were being used to remove ranchers from their grazing leases.

Reports that the ranchers caused damage to the property were lies. The ranchers took dated pictures of the condition they found the property in at the time they occupied the area.


Jeannette reported, "I believe there are many who are responsible for the negative outcome of this peaceful demonstration.

Sherriff Dave Ward, for relinquishing his authority to the FBI instead of allowing them some time to exercise their 1st Amendment right to free speech and peacefully demonstrate as others throughout this country have been allowed to do."

"Judge Grasty, for refusing to hear or take into consideration the redress of grievances Ammon filed months before hand."

Governor Kate Brown, for her letter dated Jan 20, 2016, to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey, six days before they murdered my husband, which says, "I must insist on a swift resolution of this matter. I request…that you instruct your agencies to end the unlawful occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as quickly as possible." Naming them as "Radicals" and "Criminals", claiming they "are harassing law enforcement and their family members," all of which was not true!"

Senator Wyden, who said to KOIN 6 news, "this should have ended a long time ago," this was "a situation where the virus was spreading, and action needs to be taken."

The FBI and the Oregon state police, for escalating things within the town of Burns, inciting fear in the hearts and minds of its citizens. By walking around town tacked out and armed to the hilt. And for the murder of my husband."

"Many times we have watched out of control protests:
BALTIMORE – MAYOR "Let it burn", give them "space to destroy."
FERGUSON – GOVERNOR – 48 hours before he offered support.
New York MAYOR DE BLASIO – told the police to stand down and to "Give them some time to blow off some steam."

DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE -months of protesting – destroying property-setting off a bomb on the bridge.
UC BERKELEY – 150 masked agitators mixed with the protest and caused thousands of dollars' worth of damage.

"All of these protests mentioned were not peaceful, they destroyed personal property, and harmed others. Yes, they were allowed to continue, some for months, maybe because they were politically correct?"

"None of this behavior went on at Malheur, NONE, they were peaceful. Wanting their voice to be heard. And yes senator Wyden was right, their message was spreading, people were resonating with the message of freedom, of liberty, of personal property rights. All of which are guaranteed in our Constitution – The Law of this land."

"Officials investigating the death of my husband, LaVoy, referred to the killing as a routine traffic stop. However, the FBI video shows this was not a typical traffic stop. It was a planned ambush involving a roadblock on a blind curve along a lonely stretch of highway, a "Deadman's Blockade," a "kill stop" which is illegal. Nothing routine about it, it was planned days in advance and executed by an elite kill team."

Jeanette explained that there were no warrants issued for those arrested on that day until the next morning. LaVoy's name was left off because he was dead. The FBI said LaVoy was reaching for a gun, that his death was justified. This allegation and finding is in dispute. The FBI's aerial video was of poor quality, edited, and provided no audio. The Finicum family asserts that he was shot with both hands up and that he did not reach for a gun but that he reacted in response to pain inflicted by a bullet. He was also trying to walk in 3 ½ feet of snow.

It has now been revealed that the FBI lied and removed evidence concerning the shooting.

In the Oregon trial against 7 of the defendants in the occupying of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge the jury found them not guilty on all federal charges. The news was devastating to the federal and state agencies who were convinced that they would get a guilty verdict. The tragedy of this is that LaVoy Finicum would have been found innocent also.

Jeanette's nightmare is not over. The BLM is not allowing for Jeannette to graze the allotment on their Tuck Up Ranch on the Arizona Strip. They claim that Jeannette does not inherit the lease from her husband, yet Arizona State law and Federal Law says otherwise. Yet the BLM refuses to follow state or federal law and is making this determination within the agency.

Jeanette said, "Since my husband's murder- I have had much to deal with on multiple fronts, working with the BLM has been a nightmare- they have delayed talking to me, delayed responding to me and my attorneys, delayed negotiations, refused to recognized me as the rightful owner, refused to apply their own regulations in my case, that would benefit me, stating that "they don't do it that way."

The information from this meeting will be used to craft letters to our Arizona Congressional Delegation and also to the Justice Department asking for an investigation into the death of LaVoy Finicum. We will also contact the BLM and investage their unwillingness to follow state and federal law.

Look for Part II of this update focusing on why and how solid ranching citizens were labeled as domestic terrorists and their due process under the Constitution was suspended.

Sheriff Glenn Palmer from Grnat County Oregon comments



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Just in from Sheriff Palmer!

I hate picking at scabs.....and I don't much like talking about someone's family member who has passed. I also struggle with the fact that the case is still pending and with my position as an elected Sheriff there might be some inappropriateness in commenting on social media about LaVoy Finicum. One of my struggles is the fact that with what I know (and believe me, I am no expert in deadly force issues but I have had training) is that when someone flees the police, it doesn't necessarily rise to the level of using deadly force. What bothers me most is the fact that these people were allowed to come and go from the Refuge for over a month. They could have been stopped, detained or arrested at anytime. When I hear other elected officials refer to these people as "viruses" there is something wrong. "We must stop the virus" was another phrase I heard. These people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. As we all know, they were acquitted. Where is the justice for LaVoy and his family? The other issue that I struggle with is that these people were extremely peaceful. They met numerous times with law enforcement and there was always hand shakes. When you look at "other protesters" who are injuring and maiming, rioting, setting stuff on fire, damaging and destroying private and public property etc etc.....you have to look at the facts and wonder what brought the Finicum case to the level of force that was used VS what level of force that is or isn't being used with these people who are destroying our communities. Why is it that we have to rise to the level that Jeanette Finicum has to push the issue for resolution via a lawsuit instead of the investigation coming out and giving the facts as they are? Wrong or right, people need to know what the truth is and what the investigation revealed.

Because we as individuals choose to speak about constitutional rights, freedom, liberty and justice-does that make us a dangerous lot? Does speaking the truth about Jesus Christ and what we believe in make us someone to be hated or feared? Does mentioning what we believe in or how we feel and sharing that with others make us a danger to society that we have to be stopped no matter what the cost is? The fact of the matter is this: Those of us who stand for liberty, freedom and justice for all have been and continue to be a very peaceful and tolerant group or lot of people. For being labeled terrorists, and scorned in the media.....we have been nothing but the opposite. Is it so wrong that we have expectations of our government to listen to its people and those that represent us? That for standing out and standing up adds us to a watch list? What does our government fear the most? Are we feared because we seek the truth, honesty, integrity and justice for all? Why is our government hell bent on stopping freedom or liberty minded people?

I have to agree: "It Matters How You Stand".

Some main stram media coverage about LaVoy Finicum's assasination. Of course they media contols the narrative and portrays him as attempting to run ober an FBI agent and going for a gun.

http://youtu.be/t_ydO1ctrao

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Malheur second trial defense wants Pete Santilli To testify to impeach govt. witness

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Oregon standoff defendants seek Pete Santilli testimony to impeach government witness

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Doug Knowles

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By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive

February 12, 2017 at 10:48 PM

Defense lawyers for the four Oregon standoff defendants set for trial this week want Pete Santilli, who awaits prosecution in Nevada, to be flown to Oregon to testify on their behalf and to impeach another co-defendant, Blaine Cooper, now expected to be a government witness.

Jury selection starts Tuesday morning for the remaining four defendants accused of federal conspiracy, weapons and depredation of government property charges stemming from the 41-day seizure of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last winter.

U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown already has issued orders for occupation leaders Ammon Bundy, who was acquitted of all charges, and Ryan Payne, who has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, to be flown from Nevada to Oregon to testify for the defense.

The defendants' request for Santilli was filed on Sunday, after defendants learned that Cooper, who pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in the refuge case last summer, is expected to testify for the prosecution.
The defense team estimated that Santilli's testimony would last about half a day, and the lawyers have requested he be transferred to Oregon in early March.

"Peter Santilli is a journalist who reported on the protest at the refuge from its inception, and has extensive personal knowledge of events relevant to these proceedings,'' defense lawyer Jesse Merrithew wrote in his Sunday motion. "He was close to Blaine Cooper throughout the events at issue. Defendants intend to call Mr. Santilli to impeach the testimony of Blaine Cooper, who the government recently disclosed will testify as a government witness.''

Both Santilli and Cooper are in custody in Nevada. Santilli is awaiting trial in connection with the April 2014 armed standoff with Bureau of Land Management officers near the Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada.
Cooper, of Humboldt, Arizona, in August pleaded guilty to conspiracy and assault on a federal officer in the Nevada case, and is set to be sentenced in mid-March. Prosecutors are expected to recommend a six-year sentence, but he can argue for less time.

In the Oregon refuge takeover case, 26 people were indicted on federal conspiracy, weapons and other charges stemming from the occupation of the federal wildlife sanctuary outside of Burns in eastern Oregon. Seven people were acquitted of the charges after a five-week trial in Portland last fall. Eleven people have pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, and three others have pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge.
Santilli had all charges dismissed against him on the eve of the fall trial. He never stayed overnight at the federal wildlife refuge, and his defense attorney in Oregon argued that much of the material he broadcast on his YouTube channel was protected speech under the First Amendment.

Cooper was part of the first convoy of people to drive to the refuge in Harney County on Jan. 2 from a demonstration in Burns, where he was protesting the return to federal prison of father and son ranchers Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven Hammond.

Cooper, who has registered a film company called Third Watch Media, carried a camera while co-defendants armed with firearms cleared the refuge buildings that day, a prosecutor said at his plea hearing. Cooper also was seen driving government trucks on the refuge.

On Jan. 3, Cooper appeared on a video with occupation leader Ammon Bundy, in which Bundy promised to make the refuge a base for patriots to live and stay for several years, according to prosecutors. Cooper introduced himself on the video, and urged those who come to the refuge to, "Bring your arms!'' Cooper left the refuge on Jan. 26 or 27, and was arrested in Utah on Feb. 11.

In the Nevada case, a Facebook exchange Cooper had with Santilli on April 8, 2014, was cited in court documents, in which Cooper wrote to Santilli that it was time to stop "all this huffing and puffing'' over the microphones and "go down and do what we got to do'' in Nevada. Prosecutors in Nevada described Cooper as a mid-level leader and organizer in the 2014 standoff there.

-- Maxine Bernstein
mbernstein@oregonian.com
503-221-8212
@maxoregonian

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John Lamb ~ Day 1 of Second Malhuer Protest Trial ~ Jury Selection

http://youtu.be/0aQzjYptDpk

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Kelli Stewart ~ Breakdown of today's kangaroo court in Portland, Oregon

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Shari Dovle ~ Redoubt News ~ Jury selectin for Malhuer Protest Trial #2

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Malheur Protest Trial 2 Begins Jury Selection #MPT2


THESE DEFENDANTS DO NOT SEEM TO STAND A CHANCE.

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https://i2.wp.com/redoubtnews.com/wp...size=641%2C360Supporters for the first day of jury selection.

Malheur Protest Trial 2 Begins Jury Selection

by Shari Dovale

Jury selection began today in the Second Malheur Protest Trial (MPT2) in Portland. Four defendants stand ready to defend themselves and their Constitution against the overreaching government and Judge Anna Brown.

Jason Patrick, Duane Ehmer, Jake Ryan and Darryl Thorn are the final four. The difference in this trial is the government panicked after the trial last fall found all defendants acquitted. It has been reported that the government has spent over a million dollars in the prosecution of these Patriots, yet they have very little to show for it.

To resolve their poor showing in the courtroom, the have devised a near surefire way to get the convictions. They are only allowing the jury to deliberate on a few of the charges. The remaining charges are going to be decided by Judge Brown in a Bench Trial while the jurors are deliberating.

Judge Brown decided that because the charges of trespass, tampering with vehicles or equipment and destruction of property are Class B misdemeanors and considered petty offenses, the defendants don’t have a right to a jury trial.

Yep, you heard that right.

The judge that made such a point of showing her bias against the last defendants has decided that she is the only one qualified to decide the fate of these Patriots on several charges, each bringing jail time.

She has already made it clear that the law in her courtroom is according to her, not the Constitution. She stated it multiple times last fall, and she, again ,made it clear today.

The jurors were also asked if they could judge this case according to the law even if they did not agree with the law She was making it clear that she will not allow jury nullification, even though it is legal. She has put her foot down again.

These defendants do not seem to stand a chance.

After 1,000 jury questionnaires were sent out, it has been whittled down to 75 prospective jurors. 9 more were released today for various reasons, mostly financial hardships. There are 25 more to be interviewed tomorrow morning. The afternoon should see the jury selections finalized. 12 with 4 alternates.

Judge Brown is continuing to show her bias in the jury pool. A good example is the gentleman that stated very clearly that the “occupiers” stole a truck and he felt that was illegal. He did concede that he would “reconsider” his opinion if selected because that was expected. However, the defense will have to use one of their challenges to get him removed because Judge Brown did not see a problem with him.

It was amusing watching the Judge battle with the decision to remove the juror that graduated from Burns High School and worked for one of the witnesses. It was not an easy or immediate decision for her, but she had to let her go.

The charges that the jury will consider are: Conspiracy to impede officers of the United States. Specifically the prevention of BLM and US Fish & Wildlife to carry out their duties through Force, Threats or Intimidation. This charge is against all 4 defendants.

Firearms charges are against 3 of the 4 defendants, the exception is Duane Ehmer. Depredation of Federal Property is charged separately against Duane Ehmer and Jake Ryan. This totals 9 charges for the jury to consider.

The prosecution in the second Malhuer Protest trial has hired a jury consultant firm. There is another article in the Oregonian about it I haven't been aable to copy because it is too slow loading. i will post a link for it.


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Defense lawyer raises potential conflict with prosecutors' jury consultant in refuge case

A defense lawyer Tuesday morning raised concerns about the jury consultant hired by federal prosecutors, moments before jury selection began in the trial of four remaining defendants charged in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Andrew Kohlmetz, who represents defendant Jason Patrick, said he had multiple conversations in November with an employee of Tsongas Litgation Consulting Inc., the same firm that prosecutors have hired to help them in picking a jury for the current trial.

Kohlmetz said he talked to the consultant several times about potential jurors that the defense team might seek and the need for a potential change in venue for the trial. He said he hoped his "private thoughts'' haven't been shared with the prosecutors' consultant working for the same firm.

"It did set off some alarms for me,'' Kohlmetz told the court.

Tsongas consultant Laura Dominic, hired by the Oregon U.S. Attorney's Office, sat with federal prosecutors for the start of questioning potential jurors for the refuge conspiracy case.

The prosecutors' use of a consultant is highly unusual in federal court -- former and present prosecutors who have worked in federal court in Oregon for 30 years couldn't recall a prosecution team hiring an outside consultant for jury selection in a federal criminal case in Oregon before this one.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight called Kohlmetz's concerns groundless because Kohlmetz and no one on the defense ever entered into a contract or formally retained any of the Tsongas consultants.

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U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown said "retention'' isn't the standard, noting that Kohlmetz had a conversation with a former employee of the Tsongas consulting company.

"I had multiple conversations over a span of months,'' Kohlmetz added.

The judge directed prosecutors to file a declaration from Tsongas Litigation Consultants, affirming that it has taken all necessary steps to ensure nothing from its former employee's contact with Kohlmetz or any defendant has affected advice given to the U.S. Attorney's Office.''

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Dominic has a background in communications and is a senior consultant for Tsongas, where she's worked since 1997. She received her master's degree in speech communication from San Diego State University, where her primary research was in juror perceptions of witness credibility as affected by witness ethnicity and linguistic power.

-- Maxine Bernstein
mbernstein@oregonian.com
503-221-8212
@maxoregonian

Prosecutors take unusual move and hire jury consultant.

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-sta...sual_move.html

John Lamb with Malheur Protest trial updates and information on Marcus Mumford's case

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