one source added that the two pruitts had use of the rest of the condo unit including the kitchen and living space on a lower level the condo is in a prime location less than a block from the us capitol complex and other apartments in the duplex have rented for as much as 5000amonth according to a source familiar with a neighboring condos lease epa chief lived in condo tied to lobbyist power couple new jersey gov chris christie at the republican debate at st anselm college in manchester nh feb 6 2016 the perception is not good at all the democratic senator added that contradicts later reporting that pruitts daughter also had a room in the condo wilcox did not say when fugh reviewed the matter or what led her to look into it if other people were using the bedroom or the living quarters i was never told and i never gave him permission to do that as epa career ethics officials stated in a memo administrator pruitts housing arrangement for both himself and family was not a gift and the lease was consistent with federal ethics regulations wilcox said epa spokesman jahan wilcox maintained that there was no ethics breach in pruitts housing arrangements pruitts daughter mckenna stayed in the twobedroom condo during an internship at the white house according to two sources familiar with the living arrangements epa administrator scott pruitt likely faces trouble over reports of his living in a condo coowned by the wife of a top lobbyist for energy firms said chris christie an abc news contributor and former governor of new jersey a second ethics review released by kevin s minoli a different epa ethics official in the departments legal office also concluded entering into the lease was consistent with federal ethics regulations regarding gifts and use of the property in accordance with the lease agreement did not constitute a gift as defined by those regulations bloomberg news allowed by the epa to review copies of canceled checks that pruitt paid to the condo owner reported pruitt paid 6100 over six months to the limited liability corporation for the capitol hill condo and i think it seems that he may be on his way out i think hes in real trouble alabama sen doug jones told stephanopoulos i dont know how you survive this one and if he has to go its because he never should have been there in the first place christie told abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos on this week sunday this was a transition that didnt vet people for this type of judgment issues people are just frustrated with with cabinet members who seem to want to use taxpayer dollars to fund a life their own personal lifestyle as abc news first reported last week pruitt lived during his first six months in washington dc in a condo coowned by vicki hart whose husband j steven hart is chairman of a top dc lobbying firm and