The publisher of a 2009 book by now-Vice President Kamala Harris that has been cited for plagiarism is in “damage control mode,” according to a conservative activist who publicized the plagiarism on social media. On Monday, conservative activist Christopher Rufo posted excerpts of “Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer,” that was co-authored with Joan O’C Hamilton. Rufo used the excerpts to document instances of plagiarism. All told, Austrian professor Stefan Weber, found 27 instances of plagiarism, according to Fox News. All of which has Chronicle Books, which published …
