“Administrator Pruitt’s wife started, but did not complete, the Chick-fil-A franchisee application,” Kurlander said. Current and former EPA aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations, said Scott Pruitt told them he was eager for his wife to start receiving a salary. Pruitt asked Swift to call Marlyn Pruitt, Swift said in an email, which he did. “We discussed her interest in event planning for nonprofits and events that take place in Washington,” Swift said. At the event, Scott Pruitt was accompanied by at least three aides.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2018 17:03 UTC