John Murdock, an 18-year veteran attorney at the United States Department of the Interior, has resigned in explosive fashion on 30 September 2026, denouncing what he termed a deeply troubling assault on the 'rule of law' by the Donald Trump administration.
In a scathing resignation letter obtained by The Guardian and Public Domain, the self-described conservative Christian warned that the agency was 'heading in the wrong direction' under its current energy agenda and criticised its approach to offshore drilling, environmental safeguards and internal communications praising Trump.
