Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are far-right activists, convicted felons, and engineers of questionable political stunts. Politico reports that they are now also running LobbyMatic, a company that sells an “AI automation platform for lobbyists.” LobbyMatic claims on its website that its AI-powered software can do everything — like automatically monitor congressional hearings or “supercharge research” into legislative and regulatory issues.
* Some of the former employees heard “Jay Klein” referred to as “Jacob.” * The former employees looked at videos of Wohl and Burkman online and told Politico they were a match for “Jay Klein” and “Bill Sanders.” * One surreptitiously took a photo of their boss and did a reverse Google image search that matched the man as Jacob Wohl. * Politico called a phone number listed for Jack Burkman on lobbying forms and asked for “Bill Sanders.