The Needle: Fired DOJ Employees Sue Trump Administration, And Republicans Seek to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From D.C. Lawsuit

The Needle: Fired DOJ Employees Sue Trump Administration, And Republicans Seek to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From D.C. Lawsuit

Oily sons of bitches: A “brand new and oddly specific” rider added to the 204-page congressional spending bill earlier this week would prohibit D.C. from using its consumer protection law in environmental claims against oil and gas companies. The D.C. attorney general is using the law to sue ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP of “systematically and intentionally misleading” D.C. residents about their companies’ roles in causing climate change. T…