Senate Democrats Probe Kelm's Sable Ties Over Pipeline Approved Under March Emergency Order
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 7
Senate Democrats Probe Kelm's Sable Ties Over Pipeline Approved Under March Emergency Order
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 7
Summary
Senate Democrats sent former White House oil adviser Kelm a letter demanding records and answers about her ties to Sable after she left government for the oil company.
Lawmakers pointed to comments from Kelm and other Trump officials promoting Sable while she was in office, plus an instance in which a Sable executive credited her efforts to help the company.
The letter says her new role raises possible federal ethics-law concerns and adds to legal questions over the administration's unilateral approval of pipeline rights for Sable.
Sable's pipeline fight is already in court: after California blocked the idled line following a major oil leak, the Energy Department used the Defense Production Act in March to order a restart, a move Gov. Gavin Newsom calls illegal.