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Tillerson, who is widely expected to depart the administration in the coming months, just might have accumulated enough goodwill during his decades at Exxon to withstand the reputational damage inflicted on him by Trump. But he soon may be facing his greatest challenge. In November 2015, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opened an investigation into Tillerson’s old stomping grounds, ExxonMobil, the fossil-fuel behemoth, and issued it a subpoena under which he demanded that the company provide him 39 years’ worth of internal documents, e-mails, and memos relating to its corporate understanding of climate change. The state attorney general is trying to determine if the company had for years knowingly deceived its shareholders and its regulators, as well as the public, about the impact of climate change, and climate-change regulations, on its financial performance and prospects.
Based on the documents received to date, Schneiderman seems to be of the view that Exxon had far more insight into the damaging effects on the climate of burning fossil fuels than it has ever admitted, and yet decided to continue to search for, refine, and sell billions of barrels of oil nonetheless. If Schneiderman decides to sue ExxonMobil—a decision he has not yet made—the ensuing litigation will likely deal Tillerson a far greater blow than anything he has endured under the thumb of Donald Trump.
Tillerson, who is widely expected to depart the administration in the coming months, just might have accumulated enough goodwill during his decades at Exxon to withstand the reputational damage inflicted on him by Trump. But he soon may be facing his greatest challenge. In November 2015, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opened an investigation into Tillerson’s old stomping grounds, ExxonMobil, the fossil-fuel behemoth, and issued it a subpoena under which he demanded that the company provide him 39 years’ worth of internal documents, e-mails, and memos relating to its corporate understanding of climate change. The state attorney general is trying to determine if the company had for years knowingly deceived its shareholders and its regulators, as well as the public, about the impact of climate change, and climate-change regulations, on its financial performance and prospects.
Based on the documents received to date, Schneiderman seems to be of the view that Exxon had far more insight into the damaging effects on the climate of burning fossil fuels than it has ever admitted, and yet decided to continue to search for, refine, and sell billions of barrels of oil nonetheless. If Schneiderman decides to sue ExxonMobil—a decision he has not yet made—the ensuing litigation will likely deal Tillerson a far greater blow than anything he has endured under the thumb of Donald Trump.