The journalist who accused Vice President Kamala Harris of plagiarizing a book she wrote in 2009 claimed her publisher is in crisis mode and attempting “damage control.” 

Christopher Rufo highlighted on Monday at least a dozen portions of Smart on Crime that appear to have shown significant similarities to Wikipedia entries and reports. Smart on Crime’s publishing company, Chronicle Books, “accidentally” revealed its strategy to respond to the debacle to Rufo, according to the journalist later on Monday evening.