Energy Transfer’s co-founder and board chairman Kelcy Warren, who said in a video deposition that protesters had created “a total false narrative” about his company.

“It was time to fight back,” he said.

Energy Transfer’s lawyer Mr Cox told the court that Greenpeace had exploited the Dakota Access Pipeline to “promote its own selfish agenda”.

Are you fucking kidding me with this bullshit? And a jury actually agreed with this insane garbage?