Stepping Up Scrutiny, Democrats Plan To Target Pruitt Over Exxon Ties

Senate Democrats are stepping up their oversight of Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead EPA, as well as other top nominees, seeking to ensure they are subject to rigorous financial disclosure procedures while sharpening their messaging that the nominees, like Trump, stand to personally benefit from their new positions. In Pruitt's case , Democrats say they plan to highlight Pruitt's ties to ExxonMobil, the oil giant they are targeting for selling high-emitting oil and other fuels even though...