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Article snippet: As questions mount about his use of taxpayer funds and relationships with lobbyists, MORE’s future remains uncertain. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator is reportedly arguing his case for why he shouldn’t be the latest Cabinet secretary fired from the administration. Pruitt met with President Trump on Friday, according to The Associated Press. Trump has expressed support for the job Pruitt is doing but pledged to “take a look” at the scandals. Meanwhile, White House chief of staff pushing for Pruitt to lose his job - and Pruitt doesn’t appear to have much support among lawmakers or other members of the administration, either. ADVERTISEMENT Here are the five big issues Pruitt likely needs to address in order to save his job. Use of security detail Pruitt’s security came with a heavy price for taxpayers. The EPA reportedly spent millions for Pruitt’s 20-member full-time security detail. His detail — which is three times bigger than his predecessor’s — reportedly used up overtime budgets and sometimes took time away from officers who were investigating environmental crimes so they could protect the EPA chief. Defenders say Pruitt faces more harassment than other EPA chiefs, which is how Pruitt has defended his travel costs as well. But Pruitt also reportedly wanted his security detail to use flashing lights and sirens, an accommodation usually reserved just for the president, to speed up his travel within Washington, D.C. His security detai... Link to the full article to read more