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Why does Scott Pruitt need a soundproof phonebooth?

Apr 24, 2018 11:28AM PDT
He wants a quiet place where he can get away from it all...

In just the last few weeks, Pruitt has been accused of retaliating against EPA staff, arranging official trips to fulfill his personal travel whims and orchestrating pay raises for aides in defiance of the White House. The number of investigations into his conduct has expanded to five, and the government's top watchdog determined last week that the agency violated the law by installing a $43,000 soundproof phone booth in Pruitt's office.

When Pruitt is staying at his $50/day room he can use this

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He gets death threats by phone.
Apr 24, 2018 12:04PM PDT

It has to be very quiet when he takes them so he can describe the voice to the FBI later.

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RE:It has to be very quiet
Apr 24, 2018 1:06PM PDT

That must be the reason because....

It certainly can't be security concerns, since the big guy isn't concerned about security....

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The number of people in this administration who seem to think they’re much smarter than all those nerds warning them about potential security vulnerabilities boggles the mind. So of course President Donald Trump is increasingly ditching government-approved communications methods to instead use his personal device, CNN reported on Monday.

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Pruitt
Apr 24, 2018 10:43PM PDT

Is a type 'A' who has been appointed to some position and now thinks he has a blank check.

No rules for him he's above that stuff.

There was something about science will no longer be used for EPA decisions.

Sounds like the child.....make up stuff as you go.

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I wish the same contractor was used as from this scene.
Apr 25, 2018 9:21AM PDT
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That was my first thought when I heard about ir.
Apr 25, 2018 10:05AM PDT

Possibly because the show was about government incompetents.

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Dare I say....
Apr 25, 2018 10:17AM PDT

Lovable government incompetents. But they still cost us a bit.

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It's really not a soundproof phonebooth
Apr 25, 2018 1:46PM PDT