The ethics scandals that eventually forced Scott Pruitt to resign

Pruitt was accused of a litany of corrupt practices, any one of which would have ended the career of an ordinary politician

After months of scandals, investigations and public protest, Scott Pruitt has finally resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. During his relatively short time in the role, he was accused of a litany of corrupt practices, illegal activities and misuse of public funds, any one of which would have ended the career of an ordinary politician. Pruitt was far from ordinary, though. He had such an apparent disregard for government ethics and political norms, that many questioned whether he would ever leave office. But as CNN reported that Pruitt had kept a secret diary of meetings he didn't want the public to know about because he thought it would "look bad", his Teflon finally flaked away.

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