Ammon Bundy said Monday he and his fellow armed protesters were occupying a remote Oregon wildlife refuge in part to prevent a war between the government and the people.
Bundy also gave his most detailed description yet of the evidence he said his group has amassed in an effort to overturn the conviction of two ranchers, a father and son who were sentenced to five years in prison for burning federal land.
"We do expect that they will be released," Bundy said.
But as Bundy ended his short time in front of the microphones to get back to work on the outpost - his crew was planning to take down a refuge fence and replace it with a gate - New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Garrett VeneKlasen stepped in front of the cameras and railed against Bundy and his fellow ranchers.