This week Scott Pruitt, the Director of the EPA, was called to testify before the Senate
Appropriations Committee because they wanted some answers about the spending scandals that
this guy just can't seem to stop getting himself involved in.
But, one of the other things that came up during that testimony was the fact that Pruitt
was using his staff members to basically be his personal errand boys to do things for
him off-the-clock, which is a felony.
Oh, and also Pruitt freely admitted that he did that.
Take a look at what Pruitt said during his testimony while he was being questioned by
Democratic Senator Tom Udall.
It's been reported that a member of your staff, one who got a 33% raise to over $114,000 earlier
this year, house-hunted for you during work hours.
This would be a violation of federal rules, as well as a misuse of taxpayer dollars.
Did your staff contact realtors and arrange tours for you during working hours?
Yes or no?
Answer the question.
It's my understanding that all activity there was on personal time.
Yes or no, sir?
Yes or no?
As I indicated, it's my understanding that all activity there was on personal time, and
the individual that you're referring to is a long-time friend of my wife, and myself,
so to link any type of review on a pay increase is just simply not substantiated.
It's not related at all.
You know you're an Attorney General.
Were an Attorney [inaudible 00:01:28].
You're a law enforcement official.
CFR regulations prohibit directing a subordinate to do personal work for you, and if they volunteer
that is a gift.
Services must be paid for at fair market value.
So, it doesn't cut it that they're a friend, or that kind of thing.
Did you pay them at the time for doing that work?
All activity that I'm aware of that was engaged in by the individual you're speaking about
occurred in personal time.
And did you pay them for it?
No, I did not.
Then that's a gift.
That's in violation of federal law.
That's pretty cut and dry if you ask me.
Udall made it clear that what you're saying is a violation of federal law.
It's a felony.
"So, you broke the law, yes?"
And Scott Pruitt says "Yeah, but it was after hours."
"Okay, well did you pay them for it?"
"No, I did not."
"So, therefore it's a violation of federal law because you accepted a gift that was not
authorized."
Scott Pruitt broke the law.
He's probably broken the law many times, but he just admitted it in front of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
So, the question I have is why are there not more members of Congress, members of the Senate,
and in general people from the public demanding that this jackass resign immediately?
He admitted that he broke the law.
He shouldn't be allowed to walk back into his office at the EPA because he should be
in a holding cell at a local jail, but instead nothing will happen.
It will take a miracle for members of Congress to ban together and force Scott Pruitt out
of the EPA because Republicans don't want to touch him.
Regardless of all of the scandals surrounding him, he is still fulfilling their wish list
as the head of the EPA.
The Koch brother wish list, the fossil fuel industry wish list, the chemical industry
wish list, so they're not going to get rid of him at all.
They don't want to touch him because he's still doing what they want him to do, and
when you're a loyal Republican stooge fulfilling that agenda it doesn't matter how many scandals
you're involved in, it doesn't matter how many felonies you commit, they're going to
do everything they can to protect you, and that's what's happening right now with Scott
Pruitt.
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