Top Federalist Society official initially paid for Scott Pruitt's costly dinner in Rome, EPA officia
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Washington Post
Top Federalist Society official initially paid for Scott Pruitt’s costly dinner in Rome, EPA officials confirm
By Juliet Eilperin May 7 at 7:11 PM
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dined at one of Rome’s finest restaurants at the expense of a top official at the conservative Federalist Society, agency officials confirmed Monday, only to reimburse him later.
The meal at Al Ceppo, first reported by the New York Times, was one of several events that Leonard Leo, Federalist Society executive vice president, set up for Pruitt during his trip to Italy last June. Leo, a longtime Pruitt confidant and prominent American Catholic, personally arranged multiple events at the Vatican as well as three separate meals that included high-ranking Vatican officials.
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Rome: Scott Pruitt dines at 5-star restaurant with Cardinal under investigation for child sex abuse.
Credit, as requested: the lyin'
New York Times.
Brought to my attention by: losin' Pulitzer Prize winner David Fahrenthold of the failin'
Washington Post. The failin'
Washington Post is owned by cheatin' Jeff Bezos.
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During trip to Italy, SCOTT PRUITT dined at a 5-star restaurant with a Cardinal who is a climate change skeptic, even though @EPA staff knew the Cardinal was under investigation for child sex abuse. But they omitted the Cardinal's name from schedules released under FOIA. THREAD:
FOLLOW ALONG WITH US HERE, as we walk through a FASCINATING collection of documents The NYT has pulled together about a certain dinner in Rome that EPA's Scott Pruitt had last June with Cardinal Pell, who is now facing sexual abuse charges. (PLEASE CREDIT NYT )@LFFriedman
Dinner at La Terrazza is not cheap. It costs $240 per person, before wine and other stuff for the tasting menu. Pruitt, his chief of staff and senior political adviser were there, along with Leonard Leo, of the Federalist Society, Cardinal Pell, among others.
Here are a few more documents. FOUR different calendars that have been put out by the EPA covering this day. None of them mention that Cardinal Pell was at the dinner. Here is the FIRST
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