Washington (CNN)Millan Hupp, an aide to embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, assisted last year in a search for housing options for Pruitt and his wife, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.
According to the Post, Hupp’s involvement in the search included reaching out to a local real estate firm at a time when Pruitt was vacating a condo owned by the wife of a lobbyist for energy and transportation issues.
Three people, including current and former EPA employees, told the newspaper that Hupp was “the point person for Pruitt’s search.” Hupp, who works as his director of scheduling and advance, “went to view properties for rent or sale” on some nights and weekends, the Post reported, citing two of the sources. Hupp generally used private email in…