environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt receive unprecedented amount death threats require 24-hour security detail accord editorial publish wall street journal.the paper reveal epa receive 70 credible threats epa staffers disproportionate number menace administrator scott pruitt family since president donald trump take office.credible threats liberal opponents result epa inspector general office recommend 24/7 security detail pruitt cost taxpayers million per year mr. pruitt receive five time many threats predecessor gina mccarthy editorial explain include explicit death threats reference mr. pruitt home address federal law enforcement determine threaten mr. pruitt likely capable carry act violence democratic lawmakers complain security detail waste money claim apparent security threat administrator justify security detail expenditures epa security already catch suspect prowl around administrator neighborhood journal reported.liberals justify death threats last week san francisco columnist argue death threats pruitt justify banally evil milquetoast science-denying government administrator death threats make warp sort sense write liberal columnist mark morford mr. pruitt invent threats cabinet members fear violence price public service wsj editorial board said.for entire story wfb violent environmental lunatics cost taxpayers millions protect trump epa director receive unprecedented number credible death threats