House Democrats claim the White House ‘fabricated’ a national security crisis to justify a $1B offshore wind buyout. (Heatmap)
The bombshell: The controversial deal with TotalEnergies may have solidified weeks before the Pentagon flagged national security concerns, contradicting the official federal narrative.
The evidence: On Nov. 13, 2025, the Interior Department circulated a draft agreement to pay the French energy giant nearly $1B to surrender its East Coast leases, according to newly released internal emails. It wasn’t until Nov. 26 that Interior officials reviewed Department of Defense documents linking offshore wind with national security issues.