Never forget: faced with one of the most corrupt Cabinet members in history, GOP leaders shrugged.
They did nothing to hold Scott Pruitt accountable.
They held no hearings, laughed off oversight, and in the Speaker’s case, claimed they didn’t even know it was happening. 1/
They did nothing to hold Scott Pruitt accountable.
They held no hearings, laughed off oversight, and in the Speaker’s case, claimed they didn’t even know it was happening. 1/
Republicans in Congress demonstrated that they are incapable of governing.
But the public still learned about what Pruitt did, thanks to organizations who fought Pruitt’s attacks on the environment with lawsuits which revealed his coordination with polluters and lobbyists. 2/
But the public still learned about what Pruitt did, thanks to organizations who fought Pruitt’s attacks on the environment with lawsuits which revealed his coordination with polluters and lobbyists. 2/
And most importantly, journalists stepped up.
In the age of Pruitt it was reporters, not Congressional Committees, which found the truth, and reported it to the American people.
They did so in the face of relentless secrecy and occasional abuse from Pruitt and his people. 3/
In the age of Pruitt it was reporters, not Congressional Committees, which found the truth, and reported it to the American people.
They did so in the face of relentless secrecy and occasional abuse from Pruitt and his people. 3/
By the end, Pruitt was the subject of nearly 20 federal investigations.
I requested several of them, and many others were sought by colleagues. If you look, you will see that the core information in every letter and IG request has a footnote with a citation to a news story. 4/
I requested several of them, and many others were sought by colleagues. If you look, you will see that the core information in every letter and IG request has a footnote with a citation to a news story. 4/
Trump said reporters are “the enemy of the people.” That is only true if “the people” in question are corrupt officials.
Our minority opposition, our organizational groundwork, our grassroots activism all depends on a free press.
It has never been more important than now. 5/5
Our minority opposition, our organizational groundwork, our grassroots activism all depends on a free press.
It has never been more important than now. 5/5
