Pardoned Oregon Rancher to Focus on Putting God in Public Schools – Mother Jones

Last year, Western land activists and other conservatives had been lobbying President Donald Trump to pardon rancher Cliven Bundy, who in 2014 had engaged in an armed standoff with federal officials trying to confiscate his cattle that were trespassing on public property. But earlier this year, a federal judge dropped all the charges against Bundy thanks to misconduct by prosecutors, and there was no longer any need for Trump to pardon him. So Trump last week did the next best thing: He pardoned Oregon rancher Dwight Hammond Jr. and his son Steven, whose 2012 convictions for arson on federal land had inspired Bundy’s son Ammon to lead the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016.....

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/07/pardoned-oregon-rancher-to-focus-on-putting-god-in-public-schools/

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

Trump Pardons Serial Arsonists to Trigger the Libs - Vanity Fair

Under Trump, presidential pardons have become a way to reward blind loyalty—and to punish his predecessor. ....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/trump-pardons-serial-arsonists-hammonds-to-trigger-the-libs