Scandal-plagued former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt may no longer work at the agency, but at least some of the investigations into his alleged misdeeds will continue.

From the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation that has uncovered damaging allegations of Pruitt’s misuse of staff, to numerous open EPA inspector general audits of his travel spending, Pruitt’s cloud over the EPA is likely to linger as conclusions from the multiple probes trickle out through the rest of 2018.

House Oversight will continue its investigation, a committee spokesman confirmed Tuesday. And with the conservative credentials of Chairman Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, the committee’s decision to carry on can expect backing from even the most ardent Pruitt supporters.

“Gowdy is such a responsible person, and I would never try to second guess that he would make the wrong decision on that,” said GOP Sen. James M. Inhofe, a longtime supporter of fellow Oklahoman Pruitt. “He knows the legal ramifications of what started it and why it should continue or not continue. … There is no one I know of that is more responsible than Gowdy is, and if he makes that decision, then I back him 100 percent.”

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