Defense warned to ‘get it together’ in Malheur trial - #BundyTeaParty

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Judge says defense could wrap up evidence presentations early next week
Hannah Button
Published: September 28, 2016, 6:00 am
Updated: September 28, 2016, 7:01 pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) ... Judge Brown was visibly frustrated with the defense’s unkempt presentation of witness testimony and told them to “get it together” early in the day.

Despite nearly constant objections on behalf of the prosecution, defense lawyers managed to present jurors with evidence previously unknown in the case, including testimony that the FBI sent 2 agents to a Mormon church in Burns as part of its investigation into the refuge takeover ...

Maxwell said Fry told him he was suicidal and even held a gun to his head during one of their conversations. He said the other occupiers were apprehensive about leaving because of federal warrants for their arrests ...

Bundy also told Luh the refuge was in bad shape when he arrived. He said occupiers were spending most of their time doing maintenance and cleanup work ...

http://koin.com/2016/09/28/defense-to-make-its-case-in-malheur-standoff-trial/

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1. "Also, we wanna dress up like cowboys, your Honor." eom

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2. Defense Gets Off To Rocky Start In Oregon Standoff Trial

By Bryan M. Vance
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Published on September 28, 2016 4:24PM
Last changed on September 28, 2016 4:26PM

... “I’m not here to organize your case. I don’t want to,” Brown told the defense attorneys.

The prosecution said they had only received the witness list Wednesday morning from Ammon Bundy’s attorney, Marcus Mumford, and hadn’t had enough time to go through it ...

The defense also called a member of the Confederated Tribes Of Siletz Indians: Shellia Warren. She visited the refuge for several hours Jan. 24, when she met with Ryan Bundy and several others involved in the occupation. Warren testified she visited the refuge to check on Native American artifacts and found that they were fine when she arrived. Though she also admitted she didn’t actually enter the room where the artifacts were being stored ...

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/oregon-standoff-trial-defense-begins-case-fbi/

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3. Defense Begins to Call Witnesses in Oregon Occupation Trial

SEP 28 2016, 9:43 PM ET
by PHIL HELSEL and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

... Defense attorneys called a member of the Siletz tribe .. who testified that she later felt intimidated by an FBI agent ...

The charge of conspiracy to impede federal employees from doing their duties carries up to six years in prison.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/defense-begins-call-witnesses-oregon-occupation-trial-n656456

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4. FBI sent two agents into Mormon church in Burns

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on September 28, 2016 at 1:12 PM
updated September 28, 2016 at 6:58 PM

... FBI Agent Ben Jones, who belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, said he told his supervisors that he if goes to the church, "I was going to go as who I was.''

"Was I there to investigate you? Partly yes," Jones said, under questioning by defendant Ryan Bundy, who was at the church that day. "I was there to see if you were recruiting people."

Jones said he and another agent attended the service that day, and identified themselves as Mormons and by name. Ryan Bundy, he noticed, was seated a few chairs away. They shook hands but didn't speak to one another, the agent said.

"Neither of us were attempting to hide who we were," Jones testified ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/09/defense_begins_in_case_with_a.html

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5. K&R

and thank you.

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6. Oh boy,talk about losers.

Typical Trump supporters. Clueless at best. Got their pocket Constitution with special annotations by C.Cliven Skoven.

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