Posted September 6, 2017 4:30 pm by Comments

By Brian Seay

Eric Parker, of Hailey, Idaho, kneels on a bridge with his weapon watching over ranchers and BLM agents during the 2014 Battle of Bunkerville. (Photo: Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
A third of all the state lawmakers in Idaho are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene in the ongoing trials and possible retrial of four men charged or convicted in connection with the 2014 Battle of Bunkerville.
In a letter dated Aug. 29, a total of 34 current and five retired lawmakers urged Sessions to get federal prosecutors in Nevada to stop pushing for convictions.
“We believe that the decision by the current U.S. attorney of Nevada to prosecute these men a third time represents disrespect for the rule of law and the jury system,” the letter says.
The “Battle of Bunkerville” was a six day standoff between dozens of armed ranchers and U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials in April 2014. People came from all over the country to support rancher Cliven Bundy, who spent decades refusing to pay grazing fees to the federal government. BLM agents arrived to round up cattle in lieu of those payments, but armed ranchers got in their way. The incident ended without a single shot being fired, but

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