Scott Pruitt Evades Key Senate Questions, Can’t Recall Saying Trump Would Abuse Constitution

At his first Senate oversight hearing, EPA chief Scott Pruitt insisted that his job was not to “put up fences” to prevent industries from exploiting natural resources. He evaded questions about the future of the endangerment finding, and said he didn’t recall saying on radio in 2016 that Donald Trump would be “more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama.”