AP FACT CHECK: EPA's Pruitt and his bargain condo deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has falsely claimed that a man who was listed as the landlord of a bargain-priced condo Pruitt rented in Washington last year was not a lobbyist at the time. Steven Hart was in fact a registered lobbyist when Pruitt used the apartment and was working to advance the interests of an energy company with matters before the EPA.

Pruitt misstated the record on multiple occasions Wednesday in lengthy testimony to a Senate committee that looked into the ethical and policy questions swirling around his tenure at EPA. Here's a sampling...

 

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