Trump pardons Dwight and Steven Hammond, ranchers whose case inspired armed standoff

Published July 10, 2018 3:01pm ET



President Trump pardoned Dwight Hammond and his son Steven Hammond on Tuesday, the White House said, releasing the Oregon ranchers from five-year mandatory minimum prison sentences for arson.

The Hammond case inspired a 40-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016 by armed supporters who argued the family was treated unfairly.

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