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Did they put in the same effort as they did while throwing pro-life activists in jail (fortunately, Trump pardoned them)

The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists

A yearslong U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists took a turn in a London court this week amid an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil. Both the lobbying firm and ExxonMobil have denied any awareness of or involvement with alleged hacking.

The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the U.S. government. The firm, in turn, was allegedly working on behalf of one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, based in Texas, that wanted to discredit groups and individuals involved in climate litigation, according to the lawyer for the U.S. government. In court documents, the Justice Department does not name either company.

As part of its probe, the U.S. is trying to extradite an Israeli private investigator named Amit Forlit from the United Kingdom for allegedly orchestrating the hacking campaign. A lawyer for Forlit claimed in a court filing that the hacking operation her client is accused of leading “is alleged to have been commissioned by DCI Group, a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies.” (snip)

DCI and ExxonMobil declined to comment on the allegations made in the London hearing. Both companies referred NPR back to statements they had provided earlier in our investigation.

Craig Stevens, a partner at DCI, said in an email that no one at the firm has been questioned by the U.S. government as part of the hacking investigation. “Allegations of DCI’s involvement with hacking supposedly occurring nearly a decade ago are false and unsubstantiated. We direct all our employees and consultants to comply with the law,” Stevens said. “Meanwhile, radical anti-oil activists and their donors are peddling conspiracy theories to distract from their own anti-U.S. energy activities.”

ExxonMobil spokesperson Elise Otten said in an emailed statement that the company “has not been involved in, nor are we aware of, any hacking activities. If there was any hacking involved, we condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”

Whoa, wait a second: a decade ago? This is what the DOJ is spending their time on? The statute of limitations for the US is 5 years from the reported event. So why is the DOJ wasting taxpayer money investigating this? To what end? And trying to extradite an Israeli citizen?  Even if this actually happened, it is a waste of time, unless they are trying to shake climate heretics down. Perhaps the DOJ would do better to try and find the terrorists that have crossed the US border unimpeded thanks to Biden-Harris policies

Meanwhile

Climate activists believe they can prevent bad weather by splattering pictures with paint. They are convinced President Trump will destroy the climate. pic.twitter.com/dQDc8SiHHZ

— Tony Heller (@TonyClimate) January 24, 2025