Wednesday, February 28, 2018

After 2 years in jail, Ryan Bundy speaks out

Jennifer Yachnin

..."I just want government to do what I've told them to do," said Bundy, who now lives in Mesquite and works primarily on his family's ranch in nearby Bunkerville. "I'm not out for a revolution, but change definitely needs to happen." Bundy, whose face sags due to nerve damage caused by injuries from being run over by a car at age 7, recently sat for an hourlong interview with E&E News on topics ranging from his recent criminal trial in Las Vegas to his views on the nearby Gold Butte National Monument. He did not shy from the prospect of future protests over what he sees as government overreach or even a run for political office, but he stressed that he is not seeking out conflict. "I don't want to overturn government because I want power," Bundy said. "I just want to live and be left alone."...Federal prosecutors have asked Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro to reverse her ruling that dismissed the criminal indictment against you and that prohibits a new trial over the 2014 standoff with BLM. How concerned are you that prosecutors will succeed? All I can say is that if they do in fact gain precedence with or favor with the judge and reopen this case, it will only further their embarrassment for they will be further exposed in their lies and manipulations. They've been caught red-handed in criminal activity themselves. The entire indictment against us is a lie. The entire indictment: They've used false testimony, they've manipulated their witnesses, they've manipulated the evidence, they've withheld evidence, they've extorted. They have, the government and their agents, have committed all the crimes. We have not. The further this goes the further it will be exposed, and so if they want to be further embarrassed then I guess they can keep pressing forward...more

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