Still it could look odd (to be devil’s advocate). Pruitt would be wise to take a Mike Pence level of caution about probity, and rent from someone else not plausibly involved with EPA business. Till the whole EPA gets returned to the states. It is a green monster.
Perhaps he should wear a neck brace for a few days; worked wonders for the “Lion of the Senate” after he ditched a girl in the dark waters who was still alive while he spent hours with aides saving his political career.