Tag Archives: Ammon Bundy

The Guardian reports: At least 66 members of an anti-government group founded by far-right militia figure Ammon Bundy have attempted to win local positions of influence in the Republican party in Oregon, the Guardian can reveal. The candidates stood for Republican precinct committee person (PCP) slots in three central Oregon counties in this week’s elections, with some facing no opponent …

The Daily Beast reports: After losing his Idaho home and falling off the radar for weeks, militia leader Ammon Bundy has popped his head up to issue thinly veiled threats against those he blames for losing a massive defamation lawsuit. Bundy was ordered to pay more than $50 million to St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center after a judge ruled he …

Boise’s NBC affiliate reports: Ammon Bundy was arrested Friday night by the Gem County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for contempt charges during a legal battle with St. Luke’s Health System. According to a video obtained by KTVB, Bundy was arrested at an Emmett High School football fundraiser. Records at the Gem County Jail show that he was arrested for …

The Daily Beast reports: Anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy must pay an Idaho hospital more than $50 million for defaming it and targeting it with protests while it cared for an associate’s grandson—who was taken into protective custody after child welfare officials determined he was malnourished. In March of last year, Bundy was arrested for trespassing outside of St. Luke’s Meridian …

The Idaho Statesman reports: Ammon Bundy has been convicted of trespassing — again. But this time, Bundy, a far-right leader who unsuccessfully ran for governor, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center as part of a plea agreement instead of going to trial. He’s previously gone to trial twice for trespassing charges in 2021 and 2022. …

The Daily Beast reports: Six years after his last armed standoff with law enforcement, far-right leader Ammon Bundy appears to be threatening another armed action—this time over a lawsuit from an Idaho hospital he’s accused of harassing. “They’re suing me for defamation. They’re probably going to try to get judgments of over a million dollars and take everything they have …

Law & Crime reports: St. Luke’s Health System and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center sued Ammon Bundy, his campaign for Idaho governor, his consultant Diego Rodriguez, and three of his organizations—Freedom Man Press, LLC, Freedom Man PAC, and People’s Rights Network—for defamation and harassment on Wednesday. The hospital alleges that campaign depended on Bundy and his followers using “slick marketing …

The Idaho Statesman reports: Far-right leader Ammon Bundy is heading to jail for 10 days. The gubernatorial candidate was found guilty of being in contempt of court Thursday after he refused to complete 40 hours of community service related to a July 2021 conviction. Bundy had argued that the stops made during his gubernatorial campaign satisfy his court-mandated community service. …

The Idaho Press reports: An alert sent out to a far-right extremist group on Friday encouraged members to seek out the presiding judge in a local child welfare case at her residence. People’s Rights, a far-right extremist group in the Treasure Valley, received an audio alert Friday morning from group leaders. It encouraged members to protest at an Ada County …

The Associated Press reports: A major Boise hospital went on lockdown Tuesday after far-right activist Ammon Bundy urged supporters to go the facility in protest of a child protection case involving one of his family friends. Boise Medical Center went on lockdown and began diverting incoming patients at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “Safety is our top priority,” the hospital …

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Ammon Bundy was convicted of trespassing and resisting and obstructing by a jury Thursday night in connection to his arrest in a hearing room at the Idaho State Capitol Building during a special legislative session last summer. Bundy’s went limp and acted like dead weight during the arrest, ignoring orders to stand up and put …

The Insider reports: Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist who led the armed takeover of a national wildlife refuge in 2016, announced Saturday that he’s running for governor of Idaho. “I’m running for governor because I’m sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are,” Bundy, who is running as a Republican, said in a campaign-announcement video. …

The Idaho Capital Sun reports: He’s banned from the Idaho Capitol building, but that didn’t stop Ammon Bundy from taking the first step toward running for Idaho governor. Bundy, who lives in Emmett, filed paperwork Friday to appoint a treasurer to a campaign for governor. The anti-government activist appeared to have appointed himself as treasurer, but according to a Secretary …

The Huffington Post reports: Anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy, speaking on the steps of the state Capitol building in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, compared government measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus to the Nazis’ genocide of Jews during World War II. Bundy, a notorious militia leader who once organized an armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge, made the …

The Branch Covidians are determined to own the libs: Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, said he plans on holding an Easter gathering despite stay-at-home orders implemented during the coronavirus pandemic. Bundy told CNN he wants to gather several hundred people in Idaho at a yet-to-be-announced location. He said he …

Talking Points Memo reports: Anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy led a meeting where he agitated for Idahoans to physically defy the state’s stay-at-home order, which is meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bundy is perhaps best known for leading the armed, 10-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016. But these days he’s threatening …

Reuters reports: A federal court jury on Thursday acquitted anti-government militant leader Ammon Bundy and six followers of conspiracy charges stemming from their role in the armed takeover of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon earlier this year. Bundy and others, including his brother and co-defendant Ryan Bundy, cast the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a …

Via Mediaite: The lawyer for Bundy son Ammon Bundy argued in court Tuesday that his client has the right to wear cowboy boots when facing a jury in his upcoming trial. Bundy, who was arrested with his father Cliven Bundy after seizing control and occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, was informed by the U.S. Marshals that he wouldn’t be able …

CBS News reports: A federal grand jury in Nevada indicted Cliven Bundy and four others on 16 charges related to an armed standoff near his ranch in 2014 over unpaid grazing fees. Ammon Bundy, of Idaho, Ryan Bundy, of Nevada, Ryan Payne, of Montana, and Peter Santilli of Ohio, were also indicted by the Nevada grand jury Wednesday. The charges …

The National Center for Public Policy Research, which once had disgraced lobbyist and felon Jack Abramoff on its board, this afternoon denounced liberals and the lamestream media for giving those heavily armed Oregon militants the idea to occupy federal property. Via press release: Left-wing activists and news outlets that only partially cover their activities are in part to blame for …