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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Feb 17, 2017, 07:13 PM Feb 2017

Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway.

Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway.

Democrats and environmentalists have put up a stink over thousands of unreleased emails between newly-confirmed EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and fossil fuel interests. Pruitt was ordered by a judge on Thursday to release those emails, which were requested two years ago by a progressive watchdog group under a Public Records Act request.

Those emails could show any number of things—including nothing.

But they were requested in the first place because Pruitt has a history of sketchy emails. In 2014, the New York Times found what they called “an unprecedented, secretive alliance” between Pruitt’s office (he was previously the attorney general for Oklahoma) and Devon Energy, one of Oklahoma’s biggest oil and gas companies.

https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140741/bombshells-might-drop-scott-pruitt-next-week-senate-confirmed-anyway

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Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway. (Original Post) workinclasszero Feb 2017 OP

CONFIRMATION and RESIGNATION. democratisphere Feb 2017 #1

It's like a game of Wack-A-Mole with Drumpf. BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #2

Ha! Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #4

Got to get real here with what to expect. marked50 Feb 2017 #3

It will certainly provide ammo against those with 2018 campaigns Lucinda Feb 2017 #5

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. CONFIRMATION and RESIGNATION.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:04 PM

Feb 2017

No problem. We can do that!

BumRushDaShow

(129,026 posts)

2. It's like a game of Wack-A-Mole with Drumpf.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:07 PM

Feb 2017

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

4. Ha!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:56 PM

Feb 2017

marked50

(1,366 posts)

3. Got to get real here with what to expect.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:54 PM

Feb 2017

There is nothing that can be in these emails that will force his resignation. He can be caught saying that the EPA is just the Devil reincarnate, that he will take millions of dollars from industry to destroy it, that he was engaged in some sort of satanic rituals, or whatever. The fix is in. Republicans will do nothing, no matter what is exposed. The Democrats can do nothing and we march to our demise. Do not let this email in future thing be believed to be the thing that will save us.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

5. It will certainly provide ammo against those with 2018 campaigns

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:58 PM

Feb 2017

Easy enough to push the fact that they could have waited a few days for the info, and then voted on this guy, but they pushed ahead anyway.

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