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Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Pick Bails Out Over January 6 Condemnation
Kathleen Sgamma, president of Western Energy Alliance, at a Senate hearing. Michael Brochstein/ZUMA
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Kathleen Sgamma, a longtime oil and gas activist, withdrew her nomination to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management hours before her confirmation hearing Thursday.
The move comes two days after a watchdog group surfaced private comments in which Sgamma condemned President Donald Trump’s actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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