EPA Aide Helped Pruitt Arrange Trips, Find Housing, Buy Mattress

A top EPA aide helped agency chief Scott Pruitt try to buy a used mattress from the Trump International Hotel, one of several personal tasks she conducted for the administrator whose sleeping arrangements have already prompted investigations.

The quest for a discount mattress was detailed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s director of scheduling and advance, Millan Hupp, in an interview with congressional investigators.

There’s no indication of why Pruitt decided to look for a used mattress at the Trump International Hotel, which is operated by one of President Donald Trump’s companies.

The unusual pursuit was only one of several personal ...