Pruitt Says He Doesn’t Recall Using Sirens To Go To Dinner. EPA Emails Say Otherwise.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 9: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt listens as President Donald J. Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday, May 0... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 9: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt listens as President Donald J. Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday, May 09, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told senators at a hearing Wednesday morning that he does not remember ordering his motorcade to use lights and sirens to cut through Washington, D.C.’s notorious traffic in non-emergency situations — such as a visit to the tony French restaurant Le Diplomate.

In response, the committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) submitted for the public record an email from Pruitt’s former security chief Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta in February that states clearly that Pruitt “encourages the use” of lights and sirens.

Source: Office of Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)

On Wednesday, Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) wrote to the Inspector General’s office at the EPA asking for yet another investigation into the sirens and other unusual security measures, noting that the agency has ignored their requests for information. They cited an anonymous complaint that reached them regarding Perotta and Pruitt, and urged the IG to investigate even though Perotta has since quit the EPA.

Read the full letter below:

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