Scott Pruitt's Email Lies Are Catching Up To Him: Also Under Investigation By OK Bar Association
When now-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified at his confirmation hearing earlier this year, he misled senators about his email use as Oklahoma attorney general. Now, legislators are raising questions about whether he fully disclosed the details of his email use even after the original mistake was brought to light.
In January, Pruitt testified in writing that he used two email addresses — one for business, and one for personal use — as attorney general. In May, Pruitt conceded, again in writing, that he had used the personal email address for business purposes while holding office. Now, it turns out that Pruitt used at least two business email addresses within the attorney general’s office. The additional address was revealed in newly released email records, which were requested by the Center for Media and Democracy several years ago.
Earlier this week, Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee sent a letter to Pruitt, saying his repeated failure to fully disclose his email use raises “serious questions” about whether he can “be trusted to inform Congress about your communications as EPA administrator.”
The senators, including Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Tom Carper (DE), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (OR), Edward J. Markey (MA), and Tammy Duckworth (IL), also took the opportunity to point out that Pruitt is currently under investigation by the Oklahoma Bar Association for “dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
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