Scott Pruitt Asked Trump To Replace Jeff Sessions With Himself
- 6 years ago
According to The Huffington Post, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt asked President Donald Trump this past spring to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put him in charge. Sources add that Pruitt proposed to Trump he would temporarily replace Sessions for 210 days under the Vacancies Reform Act and then return to Oklahoma to run for office. CNN reports that Trump was considering this offer as his frustrations with Sessions mounted and his support for Pruitt remained steady, despite countless federal ethics investigations and scandals surrounding the EPA administrator.