Pruitt dialed up two billionaires who made their fortunes in the fossil fuel industry said two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private conversations.
EPA chief of staff Mandy Gunasekara has been tweeting allegations about Democrats stealing votes this week from Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground state that's still counting ballots.
Environmental Protection Agency officials are in a standoff with the agency's independent watchdog over a probe of EPA chief of staff Ryan Jackson's efforts to influence a scientist ahead of her congressional testimony.
The move that comes after he provided conflicting information to Congress about his connections to the industry, three sources knowledgeable about the matter told POLITICO.
Since Andrew Wheeler was sworn as EPA's second in command on April 20, the lobbying veteran has had at least three meetings with former clients that may have violated the Trump administration's ethics pledge.
EPA leaned heavily on input from Republican politicians and advocacy groups in devising membership standards last year for its sprawling network of advisory committees, according to records released late yesterday.
