"Two Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee are seeking documents from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that they say could shine line on whether President Trump offered a pardon to two people convicted of setting fires on public land because of a campaign donation.

In a letter to Haaland on Friday, Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) outlined what they said are indications that real estate developer Mike Ingram donated to a Trump-aligned super PAC in exchange for the pardons of two other men.

Attorney Lanny Davis, a representative for Ingram’s company El Dorado Holdings, denied any wrongdoing by Ingram. Davis has contributed op-eds to The Hill.

“I know Mike Ingram personally and as the head of a company I have represented – and I have no doubts about his integrity and honesty,” Davis said in a statement to The Hill.  “This allegation of a connection between Mr. Ingram’s support for a pardon, which was supported by others in the Oregon ranching community, and any political donation Mr. Ingram made is baseless – another example of innuendo accusations of a crime unsupported by facts."

Zack Budryk reports for The Hill December 2, 2022. [2]