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Lobbyist Touted NatGeo Exec’s Right-Wing Bonafides to Score Meeting With Pruitt

PLAYING TO THE CROWD

One clever lobbyist attempted to parlay Scott Pruitt’s affinity for conservative media into a meeting with NatGeo’s CEO, official emails show.

Maxwell Tani
Maxwell Tani 

Media reporter

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Maxwell Tani

Maxwell Tani

Media reporter

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Maxwell.Tani@thedailybeast.com

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