Posted on 07/10/2018 7:50:51 AM PDT by blueyon
President Donald Trump pardoned two Oregon ranchers forced back into prison in 2016 to serve out the rest of the mandatory minimum sentence required under an anti-terrorism law.
The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazing land, the White House said in a statement. The evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds responsibility for the fire was conflicting, and the jury acquitted them on most of the charges.
Dwight and Steven Hammond were convicted of committing arson on federal land in 2012 under an anti-terrorism law from 1996. The U.S. District Court judge who sentenced the ranchers believed the mandatory minimum sentence was too harsh, thus both men served short stints in prison.
The Hammonds served their time, but federal prosecutors appealed the case and got a federal court to overturn the 2012 judgement. The Hammonds were forced back into prison in 2016 to serve the rest of their sentences.
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Senior levels of government are trained to take the easy way out, the less controversial IMO, I hope that answers your question. There used to be courageous leaders but their numbers have eroded with the rise of the lobby groups and the establishment of a “senior” executive service of managers, again IMO.
Why are you and your piehole stuck on stupid
Trump ran with a list of 25 people he would nominate. The list was vetted by Leo at The Federalist. Kavanaugh and Horsuch were on that list. If you didnt like it you shouldnt have voted for him
Just because a judge was appointed by Bush doesnt mean anything. This overhyped conspiracy theory of the Bush family running everything looks ridiculous
Kavanaughs wife was Ws secretary.
I’ve never been to the DU site before until now, and boy they are nuts, and obsessed with race. One calling for the President to be poisoned which needs to be investigated
His administration kidnapped children. Their home countries should take the POS to the World Court
as having committed war crimes. I swear I never thought I could hate anyone as much as I hate Trump.
They are totally nuts over at DU, and have no grasp at common sense, or the facts.
So Trump kidnapped kids !!!! LOL Er did he go to their countries and take them?
world court LOL since when did a world court rule over our laws?
Frigging nuts over at DU who also need some mental help
Trust me....he didnt do it FOR the Bushes...
.....he did it IN SPITE OF them
Yes!!
Bravo Mr. President.
The second half of this year is really off to a good start. And stocks are rocketing higher as well.
So what????
Buy some tin foil and duct tape already
“I wonder what Rip van Sessions thinks of that.”
He was probably against pardons.
The rule of Law!
The week keeps getting better and better.
Now let’s see some indictments.
5.56mm
Yuck. To call that place a sewer is to insult actual sewers.
Praise be to GOD!! Now prosecute the SS traitors in the BLM, et al.
>>>Why do the DUers on here ever doubt this man?<<<
I think you missed the words “on here”.
Tie in to issues in your area.
Presidents don't pass laws, Congress does.
The problem wasn't the law, it was the sentencing.
The Hammonds were convicted and sentenced to time served, but the appeals court kicked it back, noting that there was minimum sentence. The original court would rehear the case and re-sentence the Hammonds to the minimum 5 years, less the time already served.
If you want to point the finger, it is the republicans who have implemented minimum sentencing because they complain that liberal judges always give short sentences.
You're right - we're blessed.
Wall Street funds DU. Nuff said.
Thank you President Trump! Using the pardon to right wrongs instead of for political payoff.
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