Pruitt paid $50 a night to live at condo co-owned by top energy lobbyists wife [View all]
Source: The Hill
By Max Greenwood and Miranda Green - 03/30/18 08:20 AM EDT
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid $50 a night to live in a condo co-owned by the wife of a lobbyist with clients regulated by the agency.
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Over the course of roughly six months, Pruitt paid $6,100 for the room. Those payments, however, came on sporadic dates and in different amounts, unlike traditional monthly rent payments, according to Bloomberg.
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A lease agreement reviewed by Bloomberg showed that Pruitt was charged $50 a night "based on days of actual occupancy."
The living arrangement was not reviewed by the EPA in advance, and the agency had to seek documentation from the building's owners to prove that Pruitt did, in fact, pay for the room, Bloomberg reported.
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“I don’t conclude that this is a prohibited gift at all. It was a routine business transaction and permissible even if from a personal friend,” Fugh said........................................
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/380967-pruitt-paid-50-a-night-to-live-at-condo-co-owned-by-top-energy
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