WASHINGTON — The inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency opened an inquiry Monday into Administrator Scott Pruitt’s frequent taxpayer-funded travel to his home in Oklahoma.
The office said in a letter, a copy of which was sent to Pruitt, that it would audit travel records through the end of July. The letter says the inquiry will seek to determine the extent and cost of Pruitt’s trips, as well as the cost for his security team and aides who traveled with him. The audit will also examine whether the EPA’s travel policies were violated.
Media outlets reported in July that Pruitt’s expense reports from his first three months in office showed he traveled to Oklahoma at least 10 times, typically leaving Washington on Fridays and returning on Mondays.