Anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy told an Idaho court that his time on the campaign trail for Idaho governor should fulfill the court-ordered community service sentence he received in July as part of a trespassing conviction.

The self-styled rugged individualist, who famously led an armed occupation of Oregons Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016, announced his gubernatorial bid in June, and vowed to fight federal tyranny and cronyism.

Nearly a year earlier, in August 2020, Bundy tied himself to a chair and refused to leave a special session of the Idaho Legislature. He was arrested and ultimately convicted of trespassing and resisting and obstructing officers, both misdemeanors. His sentence included a $750 fine and 40 hours of community service.

He was also banned from entering the Idaho state Capitol for one year.