Lobbyist couple cited by DC for renting Pruitt's room

[yortsed snacilbuper]

The lobbyist couple who leased a room to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt have been cited for not having the required license to rent the room, the District of Columbia government said Thursday.

The property owners do not hold the business license required to rent the property, the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs said in a news release. The notice of infraction "carries a potential fine of $2,034," according to the release.

Property records show the condo was bought by Vicki Hart, a health care lobbyist whose husband, Steven Hart, has lobbied the EPA.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lobbyist-couple-cited-by-dc-for-renting-pruitts-room/ar-AAvwW0U?ocid=spartandhp

[Locrian]

1. wow, geez - a whole $2k. I guess THAT will teach em

But I guess bribing a politician isn't illegal - so it's just a minor license offense.

[Agschmid]

3. The charge has nothing to do with bribes/bribing.

[Locrian]

4. yeah

that's what I said in my post - that bribing a politician isn't illegal

[Agschmid]

9. I saw your post prior to the edit you made, sorry.

[Locrian]

10. I didn't see you posted before I edited!

Sorry as well

I figured somebody sharp would notice my logical mistake.

My point I was obtusely trying to verbalize was it's a shame that bribing is legal and the only thing that can be levied is a (non-related really) leasing violation!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Is Pruitt still living there?

[CreekDog]

5. no, this was in 2017

[Honeycombe8]

6. I bet they laughed, when they got that citation.

Still, it's all DC can do, so it's something. It at least acknowledges they'll be watched for future infractions. Unless they get a license to rent out their properties.

[angrychair]

7. Not a bad start

That fine is equivalent to ~40 nights of Pruitt staying the night there.
Plus it’s a dig on the lobbyists and kind of funny.

[aggiesal]

8. The Harts are saying ...

Just a business cost of getting that Billion dollar EPA regulation removed, then
charge the lobbying firm for the fine, after the firm gets its 10% cut.