"WASHINGTON — Two top aides resigned Wednesday from the Environmental Protection Agency as its administrator, Scott Pruitt, faced mounting allegations of misusing his authority, including by seeking a Chick-fil-A fast-food franchise for his wife.
Millan Hupp, Mr. Pruitt’s scheduler, and Sarah Greenwalt, a senior counsel to the administrator, have come under scrutiny in recent weeks in connection with Mr. Pruitt’s spending and ethics concerns.
Before joining the agency, both Ms. Hupp and Ms. Greenwalt worked for Mr. Pruitt in Oklahoma, where he served as attorney general. Both aides later received substantial raises at the E.P.A., bypassing the usual White House procedures. Mr. Pruitt told Congress he neither knew about nor approved of the raises, and he told lawmakers he reversed the raises when he learned about them."
Lisa Friedman and Eric Lipton report for the New York Times June 6, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Two of Scott Pruitt’s Closest Aides, Also Facing Scrutiny, Are Leaving EPA" (Washington Post)
"EPA Head Laughs Off Chick-fil-A Questions; Senior Aide Quits" (AP)
"The Latest: Trump Hails EPA Chief Despite Scandals" (AP)
"Aide: EPA's Pruitt Sought Used Trump-Hotel Mattress" (AP)
"Pruitt: Chick-fil-A Is A 'Franchise Of Faith'" (The Hill)
"Trump Praises EPA Chief Pruitt Under Fire For Ethics, Spending" (Reuters)
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