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House Democrats, prompted by a series of new reports about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s alleged use of agency staff for personal business, are asking the Justice Department and FBI to conduct a criminal probe of his actions in office.
The move came as President Donald Trump Friday praised Pruitt but added he wasn't saying he's "blameless."
“Scott Pruitt is doing a great job within the walls of the EPA,” President Trump said as he left the White House for the G7 summit in Canada. “Outside he’s being attacked viciously by the press. I’m not saying he’s blameless, but we’ll see what happens.”
The Democrats say Pruitt might have committed crimes.
"We write to you with grave concerns that ... Pruitt has used his public office and official, taxpayer-funded resources for personal gain of himself and his family, in violation of federal law," Democrats, led by Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., wrote in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Acting Assistant Attorney General John Cronan released Friday.
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