New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Responds To Lamar Smith: We Will Not Comply With Your Unprecedented And Unlawful Subpoena - News From Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman - In Letter To House Science Committee Chairman Smith, NYOAG Makes Clear: Subpoena Oversteps Boundaries Of Federalism, Separation Of Powers, Committee Jurisdiction – And Seeks To Distract, Delay, And Disrupt Multiple State And Federal Investigations Into Whether Exxon Committed Fraud

Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman responded to a subpoena issued by the Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Republican Texas Congressman Lamar Smith. In the letter to Smith, the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG) makes clear that the subpoena oversteps the boundaries of federalism, separation of powers, and the Committee’s own jurisdiction – seeking to distract from, delay, and disrupt multiple state and federal investigations into whether ExxonMobil committed fraud.