“For example, the defendants urged the government to identify the officers and employees whose work was impeded at the refuge and what duties were impaired”
Wow the govt has not even provided that info. This is exactly what they are charged with. Its like being in traffic court for speeding but the officer not giving the speed.......
Yea this is what the founders envisioned......
They burgled a then-shuttered establishment, but it was still a Fedguv responsibility to take care of that establishment. The logical answer to that would be a bureau.
This is like saying if you burgled my house and squatted while I was not there, this is not a crime against me.
At best it’s quibbling. OK, let the precise terminology be clarified in court, but the general outlines were of something wrong.