On the heels of ABC News’ revelation that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt lived at the beginning of his tenure in a townhouse connected to a major energy lobbyist, the outlet broke a bizarre story on Friday about his security detail breaking down the door of the townhouse, convinced that Pruitt was unconscious inside. Instead, they found a discombobulated and disgruntled Pruitt waking up from a nap.
The event reportedly occurred on March 29, 2017, when Pruitt’s security detail contacted Capitol Police after receiving no response to their frantic knocking on the door. Pruitt’s security smashed through the glass windows in the door and sprinted up two flights of stairs to find the administrator unharmed in his bed, according to ABC.
It is unclear what caused the panic. The EPA reimbursed Vicki Hart, part-owner, healthcare lobbyist and wife of energy lobbyist Steven Hart, for the damage to the door, ABC reported.
On Thursday, ABC uncovered property records linking the lobbyist couple to the property Pruitt occupied for the first six months of his time in Washington. Steven Hart is the CEO of Williams & Jensen, a prominent D.C. lobbying firm that has done extensive work in energy-related issues, including leading the effort to repeal the crude-oil ban instituted during the Obama administration. Additionally, Hart works as legal counsel for the NRA.
They should have left him alone. The ONLY time Scott Pruitt is effective at his job (protecting the environment) is while he’s asleep.
You, @phillydave, have said all that needs to be said on this story.
Deregulatin’ iz hardd. He wuz tired.
Pruitt taking a nap is just the cover story. They actually caught him red handed with stockings on and a belt around the door handle.
Welp that just proves that napping on the job is dangerous to the health and well being of your security detail. Pruitt shoulda been more accommodating and told them he was gonna take a nap. But no, being the seriously important Head of the EPA (which out ranks even the President of these United States don’cha know)…hell no he won’t tell Shit to Shinola much less his security detail.
And why does the head of the EPA need security? Is he that paranoid?