Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Land Management director, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said Thursday.
Sgamma was scheduled to testify at her confirmation hearing Thursday morning, but did not appear. Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did not comment about her withdrawal.
Sgamma and the White House didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. WEA declined to comment.
On Thursday, David Bernhardt, who served as Interior secretary during the first Trump administration, highlighted an April 8 post on X about Sgamma’s Jan. 7, 2021, ...
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