Fed judge rules AG Healey must appear in Texas for Exxon deposition
A federal judge has rebuffed an attempt by Attorney General Maura Healey to avoid being questioned in Texas by attorneys for Exxon Mobil, setting the stage for an extraordinarily rare deposition of a sitting AG.
U.S. District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade for the Northern District of Texas issued a brief order yesterday simply stating he was denying Healey's request "after careful consideration."
He did not elaborate.
In April, Healey launched her probe into whether the $171-billion Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. has deceived consumers and investors about the potential environmental hazards of fossil fuel. If Healey prevails, Exxon Mobil would be forced to disclose records dating back to 1976 on what it knew about global warming and climate change.
Kinkeade last month ordered Healey to appear in Dallas Dec. 13 to answer questions about the probe, citing his "concern" about whether she launched her investigation "with bias or prejudgment about what the investigation of Exxon would discover."
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