Legal Battle Over Exxon Investigation Subpoenas Escalating

"As state attorneys general of N.Y. and Mass. bristle at Rep. Lamar Smith's subpeonas, the legal stakes get higher as the process becomes even more political."

"Within hours of being served a subpoena by the head of the House Science Committee last week seeking information on her investigation of ExxonMobil, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey defiantly said she would not comply with the subpoena.  

She has not budged on that position since and has no intention of doing so, according to her spokeswoman Chloe Gotsis.

Her defiant response was the latest peak in a simmering political and legal dispute over the investigation of the oil giant for potential climate fraud. It has been led on one side by Rep. Lamar Smith, the Republican chair of the science committee, and has raised questions about Smith's use of subpoenas for what his critics see as a politically motivated defense of the largest corporation in his state."

David Hasemyer reports for InsideClimate News July 20, 2016.

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"Warren: House GOP Trying To ‘Intimidate’ State Ag Over Exxon Probe" (The Hill)