January 1, Biden’s DOJ Quietly Launches MASSIVE Probe Into American Energy Giants

Wyatt’s Take

• Biden’s DOJ and FTC are pushing states to pile onto a sprawling investigation targeting America’s major oil companies — just as gas prices squeeze working families
• This looks like another coordinated attack on domestic energy production dressed up as consumer protection
• While our enemies laugh and pump oil freely, Washington bureaucrats want to handcuff the companies that keep America running

The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are making a full-court press to recruit state attorneys general into what they’re calling an investigation into major oil companies. The timing couldn’t be more suspicious.

Working Americans are still reeling from years of sky-high gas prices. Instead of unleashing American energy, the Biden administration spent its final days siccing federal investigators on the very companies that could bring relief at the pump.

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The DOJ and FTC are framing this as a consumer protection effort, but conservatives see through the smoke screen. This is the same playbook they’ve used before — vilify domestic producers, regulate them into submission, then wonder why we’re dependent on foreign oil.

Meanwhile, OPEC nations and adversaries like Russia and Iran pump oil without a second thought about climate orthodoxy or regulatory overreach. American companies operate under some of the strictest environmental and safety standards in the world, yet they’re the ones under the microscope.

The federal agencies are reportedly concerned about price coordination and market manipulation. But if Washington really cared about affordable energy, they’d stop blocking pipelines, ending leases on federal land, and pushing regulations that make drilling more expensive.

States now face a choice: join the federal pile-on or stand up for the energy jobs and tax revenue that oil companies bring to their communities. For red states especially, this looks like federal overreach disguised as consumer advocacy.

Energy independence was one of Trump’s signature achievements. Under his watch, America became a net energy exporter for the first time in generations. Gas was affordable. Jobs were plentiful. The strategic petroleum reserve was full.

The Biden years reversed nearly all of that progress. Now, on the way out the door, they’re launching investigations that could tie up American energy companies in legal battles for years. Convenient timing for an administration that never hid its hostility toward fossil fuels.

If this investigation moves forward with state participation, expect discovery demands, depositions, and the kind of regulatory harassment that drives up costs — costs that eventually get passed to consumers.

Wyatt Matters

When Washington declares war on American energy, working families pay the price at the pump. This isn’t about protecting consumers — it’s about control. The same folks who want you driving electric cars you can’t afford are now going after the companies that fuel the trucks, tractors, and family vehicles that keep Middle America moving. Energy independence means freedom. Attacking our own producers means dependence on countries that hate us. It’s that simple.