White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is opening a probe into Scott Pruitt‘s lavish spending, including $43,000 the EPA head spent on a secure phone booth for his office.

The costly phone booth, which Pruitt defended as being needed to allow secure communications between the White House and other top administration officials, was done without seeking Congressional approval, a requirement for office equipment costing above $5000.

Now, Mulvaney said he plans on looking into the matter.

“We take the anti-deficiency statute very, very seriously and if they’ve been broken we’ll follow the rules we will enforce the law and we’ll do so in a transparent fashion,” Mulvaney told a congressional committee on Tuesday, according to ABC.

Mulvaney also made it clear that despite the fact Pruitt is part of the Trump administration, he’s “not interested in covering for anyone else.”

Pruitt’s exorbitant spending has frequently made headlines in recent months. In addition to the $43,000 secure phone booth, Pruitt also ordered a larger, customized SUV with bulletproof seat covers at the taxpayers’ expense so that his car would be similar to other cabinet members.

Pruitt also has repeatedly flown first-class on the taxpayers’ dime, defending his actions by claiming that he must travel first class to avoid being threatened by those who may be seated near him in coach.

In April, the House Oversight Committee also announced that they were planning to look into Pruitt’s over-the-top expenditures.

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