The chief of staff is supposed to organize the White House staff, and keep the president’s calendar. He has no business setting policy or deciding who should hold cabinet positions. Also exactly what experience does a Marine General have in EPA matters?
I read that Pruitt had applied for two of his employee’s he brought with him from OK for pay raises. They were denied. So he got them 30K and 50K raises by using the water safety act. The loophole says he can hire up to 30 people under safety provision to help with water safety issues. However, the two employee’s jobs did not change with their raises to include handling water safety issues.
Pruitt should have been smart enough to know the media would investigate, Dems would investigate endlessly, why give them even one impropriety to go after your job?
Trump hired some of the most brilliant folks and yet they do stupid things to bring this crap on themselves.