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Scott Pruitt’s already-toxic ethics situation got another jolt as House investigators pressed him on travel records and a condo deal tied to the EPA chief’s landlord. Even on a day dominated by the Cohen raid, Pruitt managed to remind everyone that he was a walking case study in why transparency exists.
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Scott Pruitt’s already-toxic ethics situation got another jolt as House investigators pressed him on travel records and a condo deal tied to the EPA chief’s landlord. Even on a day dominated by the Cohen raid, Pruitt managed to remind everyone that he was a walking case study in why transparency exists.
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Scott Pruitt’s already-toxic ethics situation got another jolt as House investigators pressed him on travel records and a condo deal tied to the EPA chief’s landlord. Even on a day dominated by the Cohen raid, Pruitt managed to remind everyone that he was a walking case study in why transparency exists.
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