Lauren Lantry, lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
Today, according to a letter from EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins, Scott Pruitt had requested round the clock security before he was sworn in as EPA Administrator. His 24/7 security detail began on his first day in office. The request did not go through Office of the Inspector General (OIG) but instead the EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training.
When he testified before two Congressional committees last month, Pruitt claimed he was citing the OIG's threat assessment when in fact, they've never conducted one.
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