Environmental group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation

Activist group says some members have been visited by agents, including by agency’s terrorism taskforce Environmental group Extinction Rebellion said on Wednesday it was under federal US investigation and that some of its members had been visited by FBI agents, including from the agency’s taskforce on extremism, in the last year.Asked for comment, the FBI said it could neither confirm nor deny conducting specific investigations, citing justice department policy. Continue reading...


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