Trump’s Interior Dept. Crafted Talking Points For Mike Lee’s Public Land Sell-Off Scheme

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said a federal land sell-off “wasn’t part of the president’s agenda" even though his staff shared research with the Utah senator.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) unveiled his proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land for housing development in June. Photo credit: Screenshot from a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee video in which Lee announced the measure.)

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s committee consulted with the Trump administration the day before Lee introduced…