Testifying before Congress on Wednesday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied reports that he reassigned or demoted staffers who questioned his lavish spending and unusual security practices.
In particular, Pruitt said he was unaware that a staffer who reported concerns about the administrator’s behavior was placed on administrative leave without pay, as the New York Times reported.
“I had limited interaction with Kevin,” Pruitt said. “In fact, most interaction that I had with him was in the field, he was effectively the head of advance. And I can say to you that I’m not aware of any personnel decision being made with respect to the person you are referring to, with respect to any policy issues or budget issues or spending issues. I just simply didn’t have that kind of interaction with Kevin. So I don’t know to what he’s referring to.”
“I had limited interaction with Kevin,” Pruitt said.
Just a coincidence…
Does this guy just want to snap and say “Fuck all of you!” or what?
I don’t know why they ask him questions; the moment he opens his mouth lies and prevarications spew out. Hope the transcripts are commented with “lie”, “lie”, “lie” in the margins…
So as the Administrator of the EPA are you aware of any personnel decisions, policy issues or budget issues that relate to your agency? Or are you too busy meeting with lobbyists, traveling overseas, and flying first class? What exactly do you do then Mr. Pruitt?