Trump administration eyes canceling leases for space used by US judiciary | Reuters

 But Marin Levy, a professor at Duke University School of Law who studies the federal courts, called it "shocking" that the administration sought to cancel leases used by the judiciary too, saying the move created "unnecessary chaos." 

"The judiciary is an independent branch of government," she said in an email. "And Congress, not the executive, provides funding for the judiciary's facilities."…

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-eyes-canceling-leases-space-used-by-us-judiciary-2025-02-14/

Why the controversy surrounding Trump’s D.C. hotel just got worse

…And what happens if Trump obtained the lease by way of false financial statements? Well, it means the government can terminate the lease — and if the lease is terminated, then the former president can't sell the lease. And if he can't sell the lease, then he can't get the $375 million…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/controversy-surrounding-trumps-dc-hotel-just-got-worse-rcna16843

Court vacates nearly 300 oil and gas leases on public lands | TheHill

A federal court on Friday vacated 287 oil and gas leases issued by the U.S. government that covered 145,063 acres of land in Montana, deciding that the Trump administration did not adequately consider risks to the environment and water supply.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/496059-court-vacates-nearly-300-oil-and-gas-leases-on-public-lands

BLM's new headquarters to share building with oil and gas companies - The Hill

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a lease for its new headquarters in a Grand Junction, Colo. building that also houses several companies that the federal bureau regulates.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462463-federal-land-agencys-new-headquarters-to-share-building-with-oil-and

Scott Pruitt’s condo landlord reportedly had to kick him out and change the locks - VICE

It was supposed to be temporary, and on a night-by-night basis, while he got settled into Washington ....
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ne94zz/scott-pruitts-condo-landlord-reportedly-had-to-kick-him-out-and-change-the-locks

5 lies Scott Pruitt told this week about his mounting scandals - Vox

The EPA Administrator is trying to defend himself against ethics questions surrounding a housing deal with a lobbyist, first-class travel, and improper raises for aides ...
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/7/17207350/5-lies-scott-pruitt

Scott Pruitt Says His Lobbyist Landlord’s Clients Didn’t Have Business Before the EPA. They Did. - The Daily Beast

The EPA chief's defense of his sweetheart rental is lacking some basic facts. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-pruitt-says-his-lobbyist-landlords-clients-didnt-have-business-before-the-epa-they-did.

Trump floated replacing Sessions with Pruitt this week - CNNPolitics

President Donald Trump floated replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Scott Pruitt as recently as this week, even as the scandal-ridden head of the Environmental Protection Agency has faced a growing list of negative headlines, according to people close to the President....

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/05/politics/scott-pruitt-trump-jeff-sessions/index.html

The Trump Administration Is Pushing to Sell Offshore Drilling Leases, and It's Tanking Profits for Taxpayers - Mother Jones

The largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in US history, which included all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico, garnered only tepid interest from oil and gas companies on Wednesday. Industry and government representatives called the results encouraging and consistent. Critics deemed it an "embarrassing flop." ....
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/03/the-trump-administration-is-pushing-to-sell-offshore-drilling-leases-and-its-tanking-profits-for-taxpayers/

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Sale of Arctic oil leases goes bust -- Salon

The federal oil-lease sale promoted as the largest ever in Alaska's Arctic Reserve sold only seven tracts, or 0.8% of the 900 tracts offered, undercutting Republican arguments that they can help pay for their proposed $1.5 trillion tax cuts for the wealthy by selling oil leases in the Alaskan wilderness. ....
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/09/sale-of-arctic-oil-leases-goes-bust_partner/