Biden nominee accused of eco-terrorism

 Washington Examiner:

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management is facing staunch opposition from Republican senators accusing her of past affiliation with an "ecoterrorist" organization and deception regarding a three-decade-old “tree spiking” criminal case.

The opposition has grown to include several Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee weighing Biden’s nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning, to lead the BLM. Opponents include the committee’s top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, and centrist Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Barrasso, in a statement, accused Stone-Manning of “intentionally trying to deceive” the Senate Energy Committee about her involvement in criminal proceedings in the early 1990s involving an incident of “tree spiking,” in which metal rods, nails, or other materials are hammered into trees to sabotage logging operations. Barrasso and other Republicans argue Stone-Manning is not forthcoming about the incident, in which she helped send a threatening letter to authorities informing them of the "spiking."

“She told the committee she had never been the subject of an investigation and yet complained about being investigated in the press,” Barrasso said, referring to local news reports at the time of the incident. “President Biden should withdraw her nomination.”

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Biden has nominated many radical Democrats and this appears to be another one. She should be asked directly whether she approves of "tree-spiking."

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