Posted on 06/16/2016 2:32:21 AM PDT by Nextrush
Defense lawyers in the Oregon standoff case want a federal judge to compel the government to turn over records from its investigation into the apparent firing of gunshots by a FBI Hostage Rescue Team member at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and alleged tampering with shell casings after the Jan. 26 encounter.
They're asking for all the reports developed by the Inspector General's Office of the U.S. Department of Justice and Oregon's Tri-County Major Incident Team led by the Deschutes County sheriff.
"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is investigating members of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) for lying to crime-scene investigators about their involvement in the shooting incident and for tampering with evidence," Attorney Per C. Olson wrote in a memo supporting his motion.
Olson, the court-appointed lawyer for defendant David Fry, and Attorney Terri Wood, court-appointed lawyer for Jon Ritzheimer, filed their motions in US District Court on Tuesday afternoon.........
The government also doesn't believe they must give the defense any additional information regarding the investigation in the pending conspiracy and weapons case stemming from the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, the records show.
The defense lawyers countered that the evidence is important to help show that those who seized the refuge were armed for "defensive purposes" and "in fear of a covert FBI attack"--and not to interfere with federal workers at the refuge. They also need the investigative reports to establish the "bias and animosity" of the elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team officers 'directly involved in the shooting and subsequent cover-up," Olson said.
U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown said Wednesday in court that the matter is an "important issue" to address, and she asked federal prosecutors to file a response to the defense motions by June 24........
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
It was revealed that the agents were denying and covering the actions of the agent who opened fire.
It was leaked to the media that the FBI's own drone took video of the agents searching the snow to remove their shell casings and hide the evidence of their shooting.
None of the protestors fired a shot in the LaVoy murder on Jan. 26th or during any of the Oregon Standoff earlier this year despite media characterizations of them as 'militants' and 'armed militia' and so on.
In the aftermath or recent TERRORIST ATTACKS, LETS CALL THEM TERRORIST ATTACKS SINCE THE FBI WON'T, we are again reminded of the corrupt nature of this law enforcement agency that had a much better reputation in a bygone era 50 or more years ago.
The DOJ is totally corrupt.
“The DOJ is totally corrupt.”
And the FBI are murderers! They always have been since J.Edgar Hoover stepped down as Director. All this talk about what wonderful, honest guy Comey is is just BS!
COMEY is NOTHING but a hand puppet
out for his political enhancement
not JUSTICE
AMERICA IS NOTHING BUT A GLORIFIED BANANNA REPUBLIC
THE DOJ IS TOTALLY CORRUPT
CONGRESS REFUSES TO ACT
‘And the FBI are murderers!’
We already knew that...think Ruby Ridge, Waco et al
Comey fits in well with the rest of the commies there.
Curious that each of these murder by gummint have occurred while the Rats controlled the FBI and DOJ. Hmmmm....
It certainly busts the myth that liberals dont like guns. Their problem with guns is that you can have them too. They have no problem either using guns to further their agenda - LE is all too eager to please their liberal masters.
The hole in libtard logic is that they fear an America where you and I can own firearms for our defense but believe firmly they are safe behind gates guarded by Omar Mateen. If that does not begin to create some cognitive dissonance I do not know what would but to be a libtard one must be a master of reconciling bullcrap that can only be seen clearly by a seriously twisted mind. I still say it can not be stated enough, “Omar Mateen’s last gig was guarding liberal children in their own homes as an ARMED security guard in a gated community.”
That last bit really needs to be brought home to them. The MSM is killing this aspect of the story. Libtards need to have their noses rubbed in it like the dog shit it is.
I'd consider this fact to be germane to the conversation
I like your “handle!”
I am telling everyone here, it is up to US to act. They will keep biotch slapping us around and we will keep letting them until we ktga and it is a tre.
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