The decision about whether to investigate ExxonMobil Corporation’s advocacy on climate change is now in the FBI’s hands.
The Department of Justice (DOJ), which received multiple requests to probe Exxon for potential legal action, has sent the case to the FBI for its consideration, it told a pair of Democratic lawmakers.
“As a courtesy, we have forwarded your correspondence to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” DOJ wrote to Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.), who asked for the probe.
“The FBI is the investigative arm of the department, upon which we rely to conduct the initial fact finding in federal cases. The FBI will determine whether an investigation is warranted,” Peter Kadzik, the assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, wrote.
DOJ sent the letter in January, but the lawmakers only released it this week. InsideClimate News first reported on the letter.
The development still means Democrats and activists are far from their goal of getting Exxon investigated and potentially punished for its actions on climate change.
More at The Hill
h/t to Marc Morano of Climate Depot
Just as soon as the FBI provides a referral of indictment of Hillary Clinton for her email server and other federal felony charges for misuse of classified material, then the FBI can simply rejects it.
The FBI can not issue a criminal complaint nor can it present evidence to a grand jury that could issue an indictment. They can investigate and give their findings to DOJ which can do those things. Of course they can do what any good bureaucrat can do which is slow walk and foot drag. DOJ is most likely, doing the bureaucratic shuffle off to Buffalo.
I suspect it’s just a warning in general . . to play along or face persecution.
Unless the MoC have some actionable charge (fraud, slander) in their “request”, this looks a lot like “we don’t like what they’re saying, so prosecute them”. First Amendment violation territory. And a violation of the Congressional Oath of Office, unless that’s been gutted while no one was looking. Definitely a high crime or misdemeanor.
Also, a cry-bully act on the MoC part. Find out the names and shame them. Repeatedly and loudly.
Exxon really needs to turn the table on these climate criminals/trial lawyers. Exxon needs to fund an Open Source Temperature Reconstruction and Climate Model that will refute the Hockeystick and provide a greater R^2 than the IPCC models. The Climate Alarmists face no consequences for their actions. Forcing the climate science field to refute an Open Source, transparent temperature reconstruction and accurate climate model would win the case for them. The IPCC Models and Hockeystick are not reproducible if good science is demanded.
BTW, I would imagine that Donald Trump has these climate “scientists” sacred to death. I can see him using the line “NASA now spends more money on climate science than they do operating the Space Shuttle.” GE’s CEO just slammed the Green Regulations in their annual report. This is from Obama’s Jobs Czar.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/29/ges-immelt-growth-is-available-but-you-have-to-work-at-it.html
The Green Gravy Train will end if Trump gets elected, and all the fraudsters know that. We have spent a fortune on this green nonsense and it has gotten us nothing but higher energy costs.
This is all starting to look like one huge market manipulation. Anti-trust violations get triple damages. The SEC should look into George and these market manipulators.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jump-on-the-george-soros-coal-train-2015-10-02
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jump-on-the-george-soros-coal-train-2015-10-02
A trump victory will send these stocks through the roof. Now there is a financial incentive for all these looters to stop promoting this climate nonsense. They can buy up the coal and energy stocks cheep, buy them now, stop the opposition, and gain ownership of them as they rally. That way, Exxon will be paying the Environmental groups. It will be interesting to see what Al Gore does. Trump will destroy the green industries, and Al runs a green hedge fund.
Where is the SEC when we need them?
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/George-Soros-energy-coal-shares/2015/08/18/id/670705/
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So many climate criminals….. If we would look back in our recent history we’ll discover so many people whose decisions had a huge impact over climate: http://1ocean-1climate.com/climate-skeptics-weak-on-climate-criminals/.
Not a good idea in an election year where the FBI refuses to go after Ms “I am exempt from every law” Clinton. If they think past actions made them look bad, this could be the boulder falling on whatever is left of their credibility. A wise lawyer could make mincemeat of this.