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Trump’s Secretary of State Nominee May Have to Testify in a Landmark Climate Lawsuit the Day Before Inauguration

Rex Tillerson testifies during a confirmation hearing. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
The day before Trump’s inauguration, his pick for Secretary of State will likely be getting questioned under oath. Lawyers for a landmark climate lawsuit , which claims the US government failed to protect future generations from the dangers of global warming, are scheduled to depose Rex Tillerson on January 19.


Exxon Faces Anti-Gay Bias Lawsuit as Trump Taps CEO for State

The Illinois Department of Human Rights has found “substantial evidence” of anti-gay discrimination at ExxonMobil. (Photo of Exxon sign by Ildar Sagdejev, photo of Mobil sign by Terence Ong; courtesy Wikimedia Commons). President-elect Donald Trump has tapped for secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, a company that faces a lawsuit accusing it of anti-gay discrimination in its …