Trump ‘Fabricated’ Timeline in Offshore Wind Deal, House Democrat Says (opens in new tab)

The Trump administration justified its nearly $1 billion settlement agreement with TotalEnergies to effectively buy back the French company’s U.S. offshore wind leases by citing national security concerns raised by the Department of War. Emails obtained by House Democrats and viewed by Heatmap, however, seem to conflict with that story.California Representative Jared Huffman introduced the documents into the congressional record on Wednesday during a hearing held by the House Natural Resource...