

He told his allies in the conservative movement that Hupp lied in her testimony and could not be trusted implying that "she should not be hired at their institutions," reports the Daily Beast. His director of scheduling and advance, Millan Hupp, says Pruitt asked her to perform personal tasks, which included a request for a Trump hotel mattress. His staff spent over $1,500 on fountain pens, CNN reported, and more than $1,600 on journals. Pruitt accepted seats at a University of Kentucky basketball game for him and his son from a billionaire coal executive. traffic - including at least one trip to a popular French restaurant, Le Diplomate.Ī former Comcast lobbyist helped the agency set up a trip to Morocco in December, which cost $100,000, despite original claims that it would cost $40,000. He had a tendency to want to use flashing lights and sirens on his motorcade to cut through D.C. He has spent over $105,000 on first-class flights, per Politico, citing "threats to his safety." The agency installed a $43,000 private phone booth in his office. He told the Washington Examiner: "I'm dumbfounded that that's controversial." He came under fire for renting a bedroom near Capitol Hill from a lobbyist for $50 a night. He spent $3 million of taxpayer funds on an extensive security detail, which was three times bigger than his predecessor's.īiometric locks were installed on his office doors for $5,700, Politico reports. He later said he was unaware of the raises. He reportedly ordered raises for two aides, despite the White House rejecting his request. Here is an old list of Pruitts list of scandals. Hey voters in Oklahoma, Pruitt works for Pruitt, not you.
