TRUMP LOYALIST: SCOTT PRUITT IS AN EVEN BIGGER MONSTER THAN YOU THOUGHT
Fresh accusations from Pruitts former deputy chief of staff paint him in a very, very bad light.
BY BESS LEVIN
APRIL 12, 2018 6:43 PM
Earlier this month, in the wake of revelations about his pricey travel habits and sweetheart deal on rent courtesy of a high-powered lobbyist, Scott Pruitt sat down with a series of reporters to clear the air and explain what was happening. The negative headlines and stories painting him as one of the most corrupt Cabinet members in the Trump administration were the result of one thing and one thing only, he said: a liberal plot against him. The real issue, Pruitt and his defenders insist, is not his preference for flying first class when coach would suffice, or the $50 a night he was shelling out for part of a D.C. townhouse in a neighborhood where the market rate was several multiples of that, but that the left simply doesnt appreciate his hydrocarbon-happy dismantling of Barack Obamas regulatory regime. Which makes fresh accusations against Pruitt, by one of Donald Trumps favorite staffers, somewhat awkward!
In a six-page letter addressed to Pruitt but circulated much more widely than his pair of very fancy desks, two senators and three House representatives detailed allegations that were brought to their attention this week by Kevin Chmielewski, who served as the presidents body man during the campaignTrump called him a star and a gembefore going on to work as the E.P.A.s deputy chief of staff. (Chmielewski was placed on administrative leave without pay after objecting to Pruitts spending policies, which can be loosely summed up as: F--k you, I do what I want.) Among the most damning allegations:
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)to find me something to do [in those locations] to justify the use of taxpayer funds, which might explain his trip to Morocco to promote U.S. natural gas exports, despite the fact that said exports are not part of the E.P.A.s mission to protect human health and the environment; ....
marble falls
(57,097 posts)subterranean
(3,427 posts)Trump accepts no accountability for his own actions, jets off to his golf resort every weekend at taxpayer expense, has not divested from his businesses, and so far has suffered no consequences for it. It should surprise no one that the unqualified grifters he populated his Cabinet with believe they can do the same.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)A bunch of this shit simply canNOT be legal.
How is he getting away with this fukcing crap?!?
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Marcuse
(7,487 posts)Nitram
(22,803 posts)He's like a Marx Bros parody of government corruption.