WH Withdraws Land Bureau Nominee Over J6 Criticism

Axios reports:

The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee said Thursday. The withdrawal of Sgamma, longtime president of the Western Energy Alliance, is a sudden setback for the White House hoping to lean on the land bureau to expand fossil fuel and mining leases.

The withdrawal comes two days after Sgamma’s private comments from 2021 surfaced on X that she was “disgusted” by Trump “spreading misinformation” on the Jan. 6 attacks and “dishonoring the vote of the People.” Sgamma contributed to the Interior chapter of Project 2025. Environmental groups vigorously opposed her nomination while industry associates avidly supported it.

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🧵1/ Kathleen Sgamma, the @realDonaldTrump pick to lead @BLMNational, privately wrote she was “disgusted” by Trump “spreading misinformation” on Jan. 6 and “dishonoring the vote of the People,” per a memo to oil execs obtained by @ItsDocumented. Her Senate hearing is Thursday. pic.twitter.com/LfLneHHaAi

— Nick Surgey (@NickSurgey) April 8, 2025