Bob, actually, you’ve fallen for the BLM story. This was about money and power, and the grifting of a US Senator and his relative. The BLM was just the means.
Rory Reid had a deal with the Chinese solar power company for some land that had the turtles.
More “turtle land” was needed to “offset” what was being sold to the Chinese.
Bundy’s grazing land was that “offset”.
I agree, it was never about a damn turtle, or any other verminous critter.
This is about oil, money, and power.
And Disgusting Harry's appetites.