{"id":32044,"date":"2018-04-06T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32044"},"modified":"2018-04-06T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:38:32","slug":"did-pruitt-pull-an-icahn-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/06\/did-pruitt-pull-an-icahn-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Pruitt Pull an Icahn Job?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten appointed Scott Pruitt to head the EPA, we all knew a con job was co the way, because Pruitt is an energy company hack and vehemently opposed tp telling the truth about climate change.  What we did not know at the time is that Pruitt’s con job was an understatement.  Pruitt pulled an Icahn job.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Pressure is building on embattled US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt, who is embroiled in allegations of ethics violations.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump has expressed tepid support for him, but the White House is said to be losing patience.<\/p>\n

Mr Pruitt is already under scrutiny for renting an apartment with ties to a fossil fuels lobbyist.<\/p>\n

He is also accused of bypassing the White House to secure big pay rises for two long-time staff members.<\/p>\n

Asked if he still has confidence in Mr Pruitt while boarding Air Force One on Thursday, President Trump said: "I do."<\/p>\n

But deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley told Fox News earlier in the day: "I can’t speak to the future of Scott Pruitt."<\/p>\n

The EPA’s top ethics official said on Wednesday he was not provided with the full facts when he ruled there was no ethics violation in Mr Pruitt’s $50-a-night lease of a Capitol Hill apartment from the wife of an energy lobbyist…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The person who tied together the relationship between Trump, Icahn and Pruitt is Rachel Maddow<\/a>.  It’s 22 minutes and more than worth it.<\/font><\/p>\n