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Panel members discussed the incidents at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and the shootout at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. They were very critical of government actions related to these in…

Morris Dees, the founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, talked about the militia movement one year after the Oklahoma City bombing. He was on a national tour to publicize his new book w…

Members of the Terrorism Subcommittee briefed reporters on the final report concerning the investigation into the incident at Ruby Ridge. The report criticized both Randy Weaver and the Depa…

In the final day of hearings on the Ruby Ridge shootout, FBI Director Louis Freeh described the incident as “a series of terribly flawed law enforcement operations.”

This is the 13th day of hearings by this Senate Judiciary Subcommittee in the investigation of the Ruby Ridge incident. Jamie Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General, gave testimony about the 11 d…

The subcommittee heard testimony about the Ruby Ridge, Idaho shootout.

Committee members heard testimony from two Justice Department officials who were involved with the internal investigation into the incident in which a member of the hostage rescue team fatal…

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee members heard testimony from Kevin Harris, a close friend of Randy Weaver who was present at the house when the standoff began. He insisted that Vicki Weaver sh…

The subcommittee heard testimony from former Justice Department officials on their investigations into the Ruby Ridge incident.

FBI administrators testified about their roles in the Ruby Ridge incident. Mr. Potts was suspended after the incident.

Agent Charles Matthews testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee about a discredited internal disciplinary report he wrote about the Ruby Ridge shootout. He blamed agents at the sce…

FBI agents and negotiators testified on the rules of engagement, or special shooting rules, concerning the Ruby Ridge incident. Mr. Glenn, who was commander during the Ruby Ridge incident, t…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information members heard testimony from U.S. Marshals Service deputies and the former U.S. attorney in Idaho conce…

A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony from members of the U.S. Marshal Service concerning their involvement in the exchange of gunfire in the 1992 Ruby Ridge Incident which resulte…

Committee members heard testimony from F.B.I. sharpshooters concerning the incidents surrounding the shooting of members of the Weaver family in Idaho. They focused on such issues as why the…

After an executive session in which the sniper who shot Ms. Weaver took the fifth amendment to avoid self-incrimination, committee members heard further testimony from U.S. Marshals Service …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the “Ruby Ridge Incident.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Director John Magaw testified about the Ruby Ridge standoff, stating …

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information heard testimony from Kenneth Fadeley, informant, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms whose testimo…

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents testified about their involvement in the 1992 incident in Northern Idaho standoff, which resulted in the death of Randy Weaver’s wife and son …

Randy Weaver continued his testimony before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee.