Alex Epstein had a terse response to a subpoena sent by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Wednesday.
Healey demanded the oil giant ExxonMobil hand over 40 years of documents, including information pertaining to the company’s dealings with about a dozen think tanks and trade associations, which have been targeted by environmental groups for opposing left-wing global warming policies.
Healey’s subpoena targeted the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP), a for-profit think tank founded by Epstein. Epstein wasn’t exactly happy about being targeted for disagreeing with Healey on global warming, so he sent the AG’s office the following response:
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>My response to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. <a href=”https://t.co/lFFhIPFMls”>pic.twitter.com/lFFhIPFMls</a></p>— Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) <a href=”https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein/status/743159705963470848″>June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Healey subpoenaed Exxon as part of a multi-state effort among liberal prosecutors to investigate the company for allegedly trying to cover up global warming science. Healey alleges the oil giant lied to shareholders and consumers about the risks of global warming in its communications and shareholder filings, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
