Pruitt admits to lying about approving raises for his staff

MoleUK · 2018-04-26T15:12:51.306Z

Toluse Olorunnipa

Pruitt now admits in Congressional testimony that he gave his chief of staff authority to give large raises for two of his deputies, over the objections of the White House. He told Fox News earlier this month he "did not" approve the raises and didn't know who did it.

2:33 PM - 26 Apr 2018 2.3K 1.2K

I am shocked, shocked I tell you that Pruitt has been lying through his teeth.

There’s currently 10? federal investigations into this guy, it’s actually quite amazing that he’s survived this long.

margaretms2 · 2018-04-26T15:17:20.333Z

Pruitt. Mulvaney. Zinke. Mnuchin. How do his supporters still use that (focus-tested) “drain the swamp” line with straight faces? Unreal.

MoleUK · 2018-04-26T15:32:53.221Z

margaretms2:

Pruitt. Mulvaney. Zinke. Mnuchin. How do his supporters still use that (focus-tested) “drain the swamp” line with straight faces? Unreal.

Because they’re idiots who will believe anything their particular echo-sphere will repeat.

I mean I don’t like to be unkind, but I think it’s safe to say we’ve seen more ethics misconduct in the WH in the last year than in the previous two presidencies combined.

BillBrown · 2018-04-26T16:15:19.899Z

I sounds like Pruitt needs to go.

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2018-04-26T16:16:56.773Z

Trump brought MORE corruption to DC. He actually deserves an award. That’s not a small accomplishment.

NebraskaFootball · 2018-04-26T16:19:01.811Z

BillBrown:

I sounds like Pruitt needs to go.

Agreed. It has sounded like he needed to go quite some time ago. He is about as ethically challenged as it gets. There should be plenty of other people capable of rolling back regulations, which is what he was tasked with, that does not also have the myriad of ethics problems this man has…and has had for a long time.

madasheck · 2018-04-26T17:27:20.151Z

Scott Pruitt live testimony.

Eclipze · 2018-04-26T20:34:30.735Z

He should probably be thinking about getting back into the private sector.

SaysWho · 2018-04-26T20:39:06.267Z

MoleUK:

margaretms2:

Pruitt. Mulvaney. Zinke. Mnuchin. How do his supporters still use that (focus-tested) “drain the swamp” line with straight faces? Unreal.

Because they’re idiots who will believe anything their particular echo-sphere will repeat.

I mean I don’t like to be unkind, but I think it’s safe to say we’ve seen more ethics misconduct in the WH in the last year than in the previous two presidencies combined.

But Obama is black. That’s what most of this comes down to.

carlspackler · 2018-04-26T20:48:05.767Z

Eclipze:

He should probably be thinking about getting back into the private sector.

Ha. He’s been in and out of the public sector since 1999.

Mega Swamp Creature.

en.wikipedia.org

Scott Pruitt

Pages for logged out editors learn more Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from February 17, 2017, to July 9, 2018, during the Donald Trump presidency, resigning while under at least 14 federal investigations. Pruitt rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. Pruitt represented Tulsa and Wagoner coun...

moonshine · 2018-04-26T21:32:35.246Z

im waiting to hear from some trumpers about why pruitt should stay. after all trump only picks the best for his cabinet

carlspackler · 2018-04-26T22:09:10.254Z

moonshine:

im waiting to hear from some trumpers about why pruitt should stay. after all trump only picks the best for his cabinet

He makes lib’s head explode. derp derp

BillBrown · 2018-04-27T00:30:18.070Z

MoleUK:

https://twitter.com/ToluseO/status/989512832210350081

I am shocked, shocked I tell you that Pruitt has been lying through his teeth.

There’s currently 10? federal investigations into this guy, it’s actually quite amazing that he’s survived this long.

I’ve already posted the guy needs to go for several reasons.
After rereading your OP, I’ll also say he’s not compelled to tell the truth to Fox News.