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A major Republican donor gave former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt $50,000 for his legal defense fund before he stepped down in July.

In an ethics filing the EPA released Thursday, Justina Fugh, the agency’s top ethics official, said the donation was “believed to be in cash” and that Pruitt did not seek ethics advice on receiving it. The EPA did not know about it until he filed the disclosure in November, a requirement upon leaving the government.

The gift came from billionaire Diane Hendricks, whose company, Hendricks Holding Co., owns building supply company ABC Supply Co. She lives in Beloit, Wis., and has contributed significant funds to Republican campaigns, including President Trump’s presidential campaign.
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and other House Democrats asked Pruitt in a May letter for numerous details about his defense fund, including whether ethics officials would pre-screen donors and how disclosures would happen.

Aaron Fritschner, Beyer’s spokesman, said Thursday that the lawmaker never heard back from Pruitt on the questions.

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