Trump Swamp
07.06.18 | 9:58 am
The Latest Stories From The Swamp

Pruitt may be the most comically corrupt member of the administration — the only agency head we know of, yet, to spend taxpayer money on obtaining fancy lotion and “tactical pants.” But there’s plenty to swampiness to go around, Matt Shuham writes in his Weekly Primer.

One example: Chuck Rettig, Trump’s pick to lead the IRS, failed to disclose to Congress that two properties he owns are, in fact, in the Trump International Hotel Waikiki and Tower — a detail that certainly seems relevant to his nomination.

Matt has more here (Prime access)

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The focus of nearly a dozen federal inquiries into his travel expenses, security practices and other issues, Pruitt testified about his agency's FY2019 budget proposal. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The focus of nearly a dozen federal inquiries into his travel expenses, security practices and other issues, Pruitt testified about his agency's FY2019 budget proposal.
on April 11, 2018 in New York City. on April 11, 2018 in New York City.