"White House officials are cautioning Republican lawmakers and other conservative allies to temper their defense of Scott Pruitt, according to two people familiar with the discussions, in a sign that administration support for the embattled EPA chief may be waning.
The warnings come as several top GOP lawmakers have stepped forward to publicly criticize Pruitt in recent days, marking a dramatic turn of fortune for one of the most conservative members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet who has been heralded for dismantling Obama-era regulations.
Republicans are now sharpening their criticisms about Pruitt amid a revelation that he met at least once with the lobbyist whose wife rented him a bedroom on Capitol Hill."
Jennifer A Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs report for Bloomberg April 23, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Scott Pruitt: Tick, Tick, Tick..." (CNN)
"Pruitt Support In Senate Erodes As GOP Lawmakers Seek Hearings" (Politico)
"Pruitt To Face Heat On The Hill This Week" (E&E Daily)
"Lawmakers Say Scott Pruitt Should Testify Over Phone Booth, Bug Sweep" (CBS News)
"Dems: Pruitt’s Office Security Sweep Was Subpar" (The Hill)
"‘A Factory Of Bad Ideas’: How Scott Pruitt Undermined His Mission at EPA" (Washington Post)
"Trey Gowdy Gets Surprise Document Dump On Scott Pruitt's Secure Phone Booth" (Washington Examiner)
"EPA: Pruitt Flipped Vacant Lot To Contributor, Made $70K" (EnergyWire)
"Pruitt's Spending On Security Sweep Draws Fresh Fire From Lawmakers" (Reuters)
"EPA Inspector General To Probe Pruitt’s Use Of Security Detail On Personal Trips" (Washington Post)
"Watchdog: Pruitt’s Chief Of Staff Responsible For Aides’ Controversial Raises" (The Hill)
"Emails Show EPA Staff Were Concerned that Pruitt Kept Repeating False Information" (Mother Jones)
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Has Met With Dozens Of Campaign Donors" (MapLight)
"EPA Official Blew Off Scheduled Meeting With Toxic Appalachian Coal Town" (Think Progress)
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