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Today in swamp news, we learn that Trump appointee Scott Pruitt (EPA director) used his aides and donors as conduits to get his wife a job in a conservative organization.
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group
Washington Post (June 13, 2018):
The job hunt included Pruitt’s approaching wealthy party supporters and conservative figures with ties to the Trump administration. The individuals said he enlisted Samantha Dravis, then serving as associate administrator for the EPA’s Office of Policy, to line up work for his wife.
And when one donor, Doug Deason, said he could not hire Marlyn Pruitt because of a conflict of interest, Pruitt continued to solicit his help in trying to find other possibilities.
A spokesman for the Judicial Crisis Network confirmed Tuesday that it employed the onetime school nurse “temporarily as an independent contractor,” but it did not disclose via email how long she worked there or what she was paid. The spokesman said the position came about after the group received her résumé from Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society. The two organizations have financial ties.
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group