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Late last week, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) was forced to file suit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after their repeated requests via public records laws for documents related to his #ExxonKnew crusade were refused or ignored.

Since previous open records requests have uncovered a number of major developments that Schneiderman and his #ExxonKnew friends would have rather kept secret, we’re left with the important question: what else is Schneiderman trying to hide?

While it may take a lawsuit to find out, the fact that his crusade is motivated by politics rather than the practice of the law is so clear that the New York Post wrote that Schneiderman “should just declare he’s running for governor in 2018” and be done with it. The Post continued noting,

Schneiderman’s Exxon climate-change probe is just as political. Sunday, The Post cited an e-mail from Ted White, a partner of rich enviro-activist and Exxon foe Tom Steyer, noting the AG sought “a call with Tom regarding support for his race for governor . . . regarding Exxon case.”

Was Schneiderman squeezing Steyer for cash for a 2018 bid based on his Exxon probe?

Monday, the Daily Caller reported the AG snagged thousands from “monied individuals with ties to lawyers and environmentalists” backing his probe. Major greenie George Soros and his family gave close to $300,000. David Einhorn, another “clean energy” investor, forked over at least $122,300.

Considering what’s been revealed in past batches of FIOA’d emails, we’re not surprised that Schneiderman doesn’t want anyone to know what’s been going on behind closed doors. Let’s have a look at the top five revelations that have come from recent records requests:

#1. Activists briefed the state AGs ahead of their March 29^th press conference with Al Gore: In April, Reuters reported on View Full Article