Trump's public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge's order

William Perry Pendley says I have the support of the president' despite court ruling he is serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management

A controversial environment chief in the Trump administration has said he has no intention of leaving his post after a US district court judge deemed his tenure and ongoing occupation of the position illegal.

William Perry Pendley, head of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), said this week that the judge's ruling has no impact, no impact whatsoever".