Extremist Republicans like Ammon Bundy face opposition from moderates : NPR

…He added that Republicans today in his view are using hate and division as a tool to distract rather than dealing head on with tough issues facing the country...

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091435312/idaho-primary-republican-party-politics

The hypocrisy at the heart of Trump's rancher pardon - CNN

The Hammond pardon showcases the double standard of justice the United States still clings to, one that is dependent upon the skin color of armed insurrectionists, says Peniel Joseph. ....
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10/opinions/trump-hammond-pardon-race-and-justice-joseph-opinion/index.html

Another Right-Wing Insurgency Is Gathering Force In The West -- BuzzFeed News

In the tiny town of Paradise, Montana, rancher Cliven Bundy offered few specifics as to the future of his movement. Instead, he preached his particular form of anti–federal government gospel — and readied his followers for whatever comes next.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/another-right-wing-insurgency-is-gathering-force-in-the-west

Following The Bundy Acquittal, Militia Followers Emboldened To Refuse Government's Right To Land

The surprise acquittal of Ammon Bundy and six other militants who occupied a bird sanctuary in Oregon last January has emboldened the movement's militia followers, who claim the federal government has no right to own public land.

"We're fighting for our freedoms, for our rights to keep our Constitution," said defendant Shawna Cox, outside a federal court in Portland last week....
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/04/500506710/bundy-militia-not-backing-down-following-oregon-trial-acquittal?ft=nprml&f=1001

Congressional Proposal Would Create A Texas-Sized 'Republic Of Cliven Bundy' | ThinkProgress

Cliven Bundy may be in jail, but he still has friends in Congress.

The U.S. House of Representatives next week is expected to vote on a proposal that would exempt 48 counties, primarily in the West, from the law that has been used for more than 100 years to protect archaeologically, culturally, and naturally significant resources in the United States, including the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty.

The counties that would be exempted from the Antiquities Act of 1906 cover more than 250,000 square miles — an area nearly the size of Texas. The amendment, which was authored by Rep. Stewart (R-UT) and Rep. Gosar (R-AZ), appears to have two main purposes....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/08/3796737/republic-of-cliven-bundy/

Bundy Accuses Obama Of Conspiracy To Snatch His Land In Bizarre Lawsuit

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, jailed for his role in instigating an armed standoff with federal authorities in 2014, alleges a vast conspiracy to violate his civil rights in a federal lawsuit expected to be filed Tuesday....

...In the complaint, Bundy alleges Reid deployed “the equivalent of federal storm-troopers” to meet Bundy’s “peaceful cowboys” defending their grazing rights on public lands. The suit states the “invasion and armed assault” was intended to remove Bundy so Reid and his son could profit off the sale of the land to buyer “reported to be communist Chinese.”...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cliven-bundy-lawsuit-larry-klayman