Mr. Pruitt acknowledged that Ms. Hupp had conducted the search on his behalf and had not been paid but noted that she was a longtime family friend. “Did you pay them at the time?”“No, I did not,” Mr. Pruitt responded. Mr. Pruitt promised to provide copies of all emails and documents from himself and Ms. Hupp related to the housing search. In response Mr. Pruitt denied, as he has before, that he was to blame. “My answer is I did not direct that on the first day,” Mr. Pruitt responded.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2018 09:00 UTC