BBC: Trump pardons Oregon cattle ranchers
Dwight and Steven Hammond’s case sparked a 41-day standoff between armed militiamen and the FBI.
For those keeping track, Donald Trump is up to nine pardons/commutations. The latest goes to a father and son duo convicted of setting a fire that spread to federal land. It’s also seen as another shot at the Obama Justice Department.
This is astonishing. It's an arson on federal lands case, prosecuted by the US Atty's Office in Oregon. Press release at conviction, here: https://t.co/xiKOpnXIfW There is no good reason for these pardons. Trump is using a tool meant to do justice in a wholly arbitrary fashion. https://t.co/JwSrA7OqPP
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 10, 2018