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fountainofyouth

(409 posts)
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:20 PM Dec 2017

EPA chief Pruitt had office swept for surveillance bugs

Source: The Hill

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had his office professionally examined earlier this year to look for covert surveillance devices.

The EPA paid $3,000 in March to Edwin Steinmetz Associates to do a “sweep for covert/illegal surveillance devices” in Administrator Scott Pruitt’s office at the agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters, documents provided to The Hill show.

The EPA source that provided the documents on the condition of anonymity said the sweep, which came weeks after Pruitt’s arrival at the agency, did not uncover any bugs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/365495-epa-chief-pruitt-had-office-swept-for-surveillance-bugs



Meanwhile, contrast with the story from yesterday about EPA employees' emails being monitored.
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EPA chief Pruitt had office swept for surveillance bugs (Original Post) fountainofyouth Dec 2017 OP
No wonder he wants the cone of silence Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #1
I'm sure he used taxpayer money for the job. louis-t Dec 2017 #2
Only bug in his office is the one up his backside benld74 Dec 2017 #3
Or better BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #5
Is this more Republican projection? jayschool2013 Dec 2017 #4
Well, there was and is one bug: An idiot foamer named Pruitt rlegro Dec 2017 #6
I really don't like authoritarian assholes , especially one with fucking tin foil hat on turbinetree Dec 2017 #7

jayschool2013

(2,314 posts)
4. Is this more Republican projection?
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:40 PM
Dec 2017

As in: "Well, we'd definitely bug the Democrats, so they're probably bugging us. Everybody does it, right?"

turbinetree

(24,735 posts)
7. I really don't like authoritarian assholes , especially one with fucking tin foil hat on
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:17 PM
Dec 2017

Hey Pruitt just for your information, I think I will file a freedom of information act request to find out if the EPA has turned into a spy agency, because if so, then you have broken the law----------where does it say that you can do this, who fucking authorized you to do just this?

it is a violation of the rule of law, just because your the head of the EPA, doesn't give you the right to have your own little kingdom that you can just have that fucking power!

Don't think so asshole




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