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Ethics Office: Scott Pruitt's Actions 'Raise Concerns'

  • by Andrea Singleton
  • in Global
  • — Apr 11, 2018
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"If a violation is found, the OGE expects that appropriate action will be taken in response", Apol said in his letter to the EPA. Minoli issued an additional memo last week explaining his rationale for determining that the living arrangement did not violate the gift rule and clarifying that his ethics statements only looked at whether the arrangement was an improper gift, not whether it created a conflict of interest or the appearance of an inappropriate relationship. Apol also cited reports that Pruitt reassigned or demoted staff who questioned spending decisions and other agency action. "Rent was about market rate, travel expenses OK".

Five Republican senators on Monday called on President Donald Trump to temporarily halt the use of biofuels policy waivers for small oil refineries, after reports the Environmental Protection Agency had issued a recent wave of such exemptions.

In a February 14 "Preliminary Intelligence Enterprise Threat Assessment Review" memo from EPA's Office of Homeland Security Intelligence Team, according to the senators" letter, agency officials used all caps and bold print as they concluded that the justification for the coverage outlined by Pruitt's protective security detail in an October 17 memorandum "DOES NOT employ sound analysis or articulate relevant "threat specific' information appropriate to draw any resource or level of threat conclusions regarding the protection posture for the Administrator".

Now, the magazine reports, Pruitt deputies are trying to shield the damning email from the inspector general, which, given the fact that you're reading about it right now, may not be a workable strategy. The dismantling of the last administration's environmental agenda would continue as long as Republicans control the White House. EPA's press office did not respond Friday to provide details of any specific threats or arrests.

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"If true, it's onerous to think about any motion that would extra successfully undermine an company's integrity", he wrote within the letter. I'll say in some cases we'll overblow something, but in this particular case Mr. Pruitt has been doing a good job as the secretary of the EPA. Pruitt mentioned that his employees determined he ought to fly firstclass so he might be evacuated rapidly if wanted in an interview with Fox Information final week however he lately instructed CBS Information that he requested his employees to vary safety protocol so he may fly in coach. Another postcard addressed to Pruitt called the agency director an "evil" and "ignorant fuck", but was also determined not to contain any sort of legally cognizable threat and was ultimately dismissed by Sullivan and his investigative team.

The inspector general's office is reviewing the requests but had not yet said if it will open any new investigations. The workplace is already wanting into the price of Pruitt's journey and safety, in addition to using a provision within the Secure Consuming Water Act to nominate senior workers.

The EPA's internal watchdog began looking into Pruitt's frequent travel back to Oklahoma in August of a year ago.

― "Threatening tweets" against Pruitt and Sen.

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