if you re committed to the trump agenda, why did you go around the president and the white house and give pay raises to two staffers. i did not. my staff did. i found out about this yesterday and i corrected the action. embattled administrate ker scott pruitt admitted he lied when he claimed earlier this month he had just found out about improper raises to two of his favorite aides. facing a grilling on capitol hill, pruitt testifying under oath admitted he had known about one of the raises in advance. but he was defiant when pressed on mird yad of scandals insiting that reports of his misconduct which led to at least an ten federal investigations were drummed drummed up by his politicalmys.