“The Trump administration withdrew its nomination of William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Saturday after both Republican and Democratic senators said he would face tough questioning in a confirmation hearing.
Peter Jenkins, senior counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said his organization will “ramp up” its lawsuit to have Pendley removed. He also lauded the Senate for pressuring the White House to withdraw Pendley’s nomination, saying it showed the power of the confirmation process to “weed out fringe candidates.””
