Interviewed for the investigation, a deputy chief of staff for Pruitt said "extreme speed and lights and sirens were utilized" while driving from the White House to the EPA offices, a trip of about four blocks. RELATED: Ex-Trump Aide Mark Meadows Faces Scrutiny Over Voter Registration After Report on North Carolina Home The accounts of the use of lights and sirens on government cars and erratic driving had not been previously reported, according to The New York Times. staffers and endangered public safety," according to the letter from Kerner, who wrote that the investigation substantiated whistleblowers' claims initially revealed in 2018. Pruitt "engaged in improper and excessive spending of agency funds on travel and security used his official position for his personal benefit and the personal benefit of certain E.P.A. RELATED: Former Trump Official Says She Was Warned About Playing Taylor Swift's Music at Work: 'The Fear Was Real'ĭuring his 17 months in office, he faced several investigations into his first-class plane travel, a room that he rented from a lobbyist at $50 per night and the installation of a soundproof booth in his office. Politicians - from both parties - as well as environmental groups raised questions about his spending and lavish travel practices along with his use of multiple email accounts and round-the-clock security detail. He resigned from his position at the EPA in July 2018 after months of ethics controversies after the Senate confirmed him in February 2017.
Pruitt, a former Oklahoma attorney general, is now running for Senate in that state. The focus of nearly a dozen federal inquiries into his travel expenses, security practices and other issues, Pruitt testified about his agency's FY2019 budget proposal. Surrounded by security agents, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt (2nd R) steps out of his armored SUV as he arrives to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee outside the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill Apin Washington, DC.
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