Jim Inhofe ’embarrassed’ he doubted Scott Pruitt on ethics scandals

Published June 20, 2018 6:03pm ET



Sen. Jim Inhofe, a big supporter of Scott Pruitt, defended the Environmental Protection Agency administrator Wednesday, blaming everyone from the media to billionaire Trump opponent Tom Steyer for ginning up a fervor over the EPA chief’s ethical missteps that are under multiple investigations.

The Oklahoma Republican met Pruitt at an undisclosed location Tuesday night to discuss the numerous scandals facing him over travel and security expenses, in addition to his use of EPA staff to find his wife a job and set up talks for a potential Chick-fil-A franchise. The EPA inspector general is investigating Pruitt for multiple accusations.

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