eagle1462010
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139 acres not squat in that areaYa a fire threatened the Hammond farm so they started a back fire, that burned a 139 acresArsonists for trump!Trump has pardoned the Hammond's ...............And it's long past time. The BLM was out of control driving the cattle ranchers out of business.
Welcome home Hammond's................And thanks President Trump.
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers whose case sparked Bundy takeover of refuge
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two eastern Oregon ranchers serving time in federal prison for setting fire to public land in a case that inflamed their supporters and gave rise to the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Dwight Hammond Jr., 76, and son Steven Hammond, 49, walked out of a federal prison in California about 6 1/2 hours later. They were convicted in 2012 of arson on Harney County land where they had grazing rights for their cattle. They were ordered back to prison in early 2016 to serve out five-year sentences.
"The Hammonds are devoted family men, respected contributors to their local community and have widespread support from their neighbors, local law enforcement and farmers and ranchers across the West,'' the White House said in a statement. "Justice is overdue for Dwight and Steven Hammond, both of whom are entirely deserving of these Grants of Executive Clemency.''
Susie Hammond, Dwight's wife and Steven's mother, said she was sound asleep when a call from U.S. Rep. Greg Walden awakened her Tuesday morning. "He said it's a done deal, the papers were signed,'' she said. "We've been waiting a long time. I think it's wonderful.''
Though Susie Hammond believed her husband and son had a strong case for clemency, she was reluctant to get her hopes up.
"I've just been sitting here, on the phone since,'' she said. "I still can't believe it. I won't believe it until I see them.''
Walden said he looks forward to welcoming the Hammonds back to Oregon.
"Today is a win for justice and an acknowledgement of our unique way of life in the high desert, rural West,'' he said. "I applaud President Trump for thoroughly reviewing the facts of this case, rightly determining the Hammonds were treated unfairly and taking action to correct this injustice.''
So many of your ilk call us fly over country, unless it suits your purpose