Top Government Ethics Official Calls Some Allegations Against EPA Chief 'Extremely Concerning'

The acting director of the top ethics watchdog in the federal government has raised questions about a number of actions by embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. In a letter to EPA ethics official Kevin Minoli, first obtained by The New York Times, David Apol, acting director and general counsel of the Office of Government Ethics, expressed concerns regarding Pruitt’s $50 per night rental of a Capitol Hill condo owned by the wife of a lobbyist with business before the agency, his travel at taxpayer expense and other issues.