Pruitt would often say, 'We need to get there quicker,' even saying, 'Can you guys use that magic button to get us through traffic?” Security agents found Pruitt 'hard to disobey' despite the fact that lights and sirens are typically only used in emergency situations. Jim Inhofe, 87, who is giving up his Senate seat with four years left in his term. Pruitt, a former Oklahoma attorney general and state lawmaker, is part of a crowded Republican primary field on June 28 vying to replace GOP Sen. The revelations come shortly after Pruitt joined the open Oklahoma Senate race.

Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt frequently '‘endangered public safety' by telling his security detail to drive above the speed limit due to running late to meetings frequently, according to a report released Thursday.įederal agents wrote that Pruitt, former President Donald Trump's first EPA head, regularly told his drivers to 'speed it up' and instructed them to use sirens and lights to move through traffic, according to the report.

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