Kamala Harris claimed she 'sued Exxon Mobil' as California AG. She didn't.

[orleans]

don't know if anyone posted this yet, but i think it's important to note.

(and disappointing)

""The facts are Harris opened an investigation against Exxon for lying about climate change. She didn’t take that further even though she should have and other attorney generals did," said Kassie Siegel, climate director at the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund. "She did bring some cases against oil companies. I’m not aware of a case that she actually brought against Exxon. And she didn’t bring the case against Exxon for lying about climate change."

https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2019/sep/06/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-said-she-sued-exxon-mobil-california/?fbclid=IwAR07XlTtqgRSQy1dtGh7M-kLUoqO2VO8MfwRwVOKKwpTlM1-4jL-Q4JOX9U

[EveHammond13]

1. zzzzzz

[orleans]

2. sleepy? bored? or has this been posted a lot?

[Devil Child]

3. posted earlier

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287268992

[betsuni]

7. It has.

[pnwmom]

4. So she sued several other big oil companies, and investigated Exxon, but made a mistake

in thinking she'd also sued Exxon.

Doesn't seem like a very big deal.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. If that's all it was, no big deal... hope it was just an honest mistake.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[pnwmom]

9. She's not stupid. Why would she deliberately lie about something that could be easily checked?

It is a matter of record that she sued several large oil companies and won large awards.

So she misremembered suing Exxon when she'd only investigated it.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-exxon-global-warming-20160120-story.html

From Jan 2016


California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. repeatedly lied to the public and its shareholders about the risk to its business from climate change — and whether such actions could amount to securities fraud and violations of environmental laws.

Harris’ office is reviewing what Exxon Mobil knew about global warming and what the company told investors, a person close to the investigation said.

The move follows published reports, based on internal company documents, suggesting that during the 1980s and 1990s the company, then known as Exxon, used climate research as part of its planning and other business practices but simultaneously argued publicly that climate-change science was not clear cut.

[Dopers_Greed]

5. Was expecting an RT or Sputnik link

[betsuni]

6. She took on the fossil fuel industry.

Instead of just talking about doing it sometime in the future.