- Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail and travel arrangements cost around $ 3 million, according to sources cited by the Associated Press on Friday.
- Unlike the former EPA chief, Pruitt’s security team has provided around-the-clock protection, even during family trips and sporting events.
- Pruitt was granted several security upgrades, including a soundproof phone booth at his office, biometric locks for his doors, and a contractor to sweep for hidden listening devices.
The Environmental Protection Agency reportedly incurred $ 3 million in taxpayer-funded expenses for administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail and travel arrangements, according to news reports published on Friday.
Pruitt’s security detail reportedly comprised of 20 full-time members — three times the size of former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy’s part-time security staff.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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