Fox News: Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Dakota Access Pipeline Chaos

MACCALLUM So those left ░░░░░░░░ activists nearly a decade ░░░░░░░░ trying to block construction ░░░░░░░░ the Dakota Access Pipeline ░░░░░░░░ a North Dakota jury ░░░░░░░░ finding Greenpeace liable for ░░░░░░░░ of millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ damages in connection with ░░░░░░░░ protests Interior Secretary Doug ░░░░░░░░ who was governor of ░░░░░░░░ Dakota during some of ░░░░░░░░ protests is going to ░░░░░░░░ us in just moments ░░░░░░░░ this big win really ░░░░░░░░ energy independence But first ░░░░░░░░ La Jeunesse live with ░░░░░░░░ background on this story ░░░░░░░░ the verdict Hi William ░░░░░░░░ JEUNESSE Hey good morning ░░░░░░░░ Two stories here really ░░░░░░░░ is this massive judgment ░░░░░░░░ 660 million Does it ░░░░░░░░ and kill Greenpeace Secondly ░░░░░░░░ it stifle other progressive ░░░░░░░░ that use social media ░░░░░░░░ stunts and boycotts from ░░░░░░░░ big oil and other ░░░░░░░░ So let s go ░░░░░░░░ to 2017 vandalism and ░░░░░░░░ go violent when demonstrators ░░░░░░░░ with police over a ░░░░░░░░ under the Missouri River ░░░░░░░░ Obama had stopped it ░░░░░░░░ President Trump helped restart ░░░░░░░░ of the 1 200 ░░░░░░░░ pipeline carrying oil from ░░░░░░░░ Dakota to refineries in ░░░░░░░░ Midwest Activists however did ░░░░░░░░ back down The pipeline ░░░░░░░░ alleged that Greenpeace orchestrated ░░░░░░░░ coordinated a campaign to ░░░░░░░░ construction recruiting and paying ░░░░░░░░ then providing intelligence training ░░░░░░░░ tools and 30 lockboxes ░░░░░░░░ chain themselves to equipment ░░░░░░░░ to some 700 arrests ░░░░░░░░ the company s lead ░░░░░░░░ Trey Cox said in ░░░░░░░░ statement quote This verdict ░░░░░░░░ conveys that when the ░░░░░░░░ to peacefully protest is ░░░░░░░░ in a lawless and ░░░░░░░░ manner such actions will ░░░░░░░░ held accountable Now unanimously ░░░░░░░░ jury found Greenpeace liable ░░░░░░░░ because it defamed and ░░░░░░░░ false claims to force ░░░░░░░░ to divest from the ░░░░░░░░ costing millions Question is ░░░░░░░░ this judgment force other ░░░░░░░░ justice and environmental groups ░░░░░░░░ reconsider how they fight ░░░░░░░░ oil and others Clip ░░░░░░░░ PADMANABHA This is a ░░░░░░░░ critical time for people ░░░░░░░░ step into exercising our ░░░░░░░░ Amendment rights This is ░░░░░░░░ scare us And what ░░░░░░░░ know in this moment ░░░░░░░░ it s likely that ░░░░░░░░ corporations are trying to ░░░░░░░░ oh will this have ░░░░░░░░ intended chilling effect Clip ░░░░░░░░ LA JEUNESSE So Greenpeace ░░░░░░░░ it will appeal not ░░░░░░░░ in North Dakota but ░░░░░░░░ in the Netherlands where ░░░░░░░░ is based internationally Martha ░░░░░░░░ William La Jeunesse Thank ░░░░░░░░ William.”