Pruitt's Emails May Give Democrats New Tool To Fight Trump EPA's Agenda

February 17, 2017
The imminent release of thousands of Scott Pruitt's emails from his tenure as Oklahoma attorney general (AG) could give Democrats and other opponents of the newly-confirmed EPA administrator new tools to fight the Trump EPA's agenda after he is sworn in, though their release failed to help Democrats delay Pruitt's confirmation. Senate Democrats say they plan to use the emails -- which include Pruitt's correspondence with fossil fuel companies and others -- in possible criminal and congressional investigations as well...


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