but if they do a good job i pay them quickly. >> reporter: but for paul friel the kicker he says after the trump organization told his dad he did inferior work they offered more of it if friel would settle for what he was already paid. >> if my father's work was really inferior, why would the trump organization want him to work for the trump organization in the future? >> nbc's hallie jackson reporting there. in response, the trump campaign pointed to the candidate's response in "usa today" to the complaint, quote, let's say that they do a good job that's not a -- a job that's not good or a job they didn't finish or way late. i have'll deduct from their contract, absolutely. that's what the country should be doing. >>> the trial is under way for a third baltimore police officer charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. caesar goodson is the lone officer charged with murder and a conviction would be the first of its kind in a decade. he was driving the van in which investigators say gray suffered a severe neck injury that resulted in his death. prosecutors say gray's injurie

does a poor job, i'm not the quickest but if they do a good job, i pay quickly. >> reporter: for paul friel the kicker, after the trump organization told his dad he did interior work, they offered more of it if he would settle for what he had been paid. >> if my father's work was really inferior, why would the trump organization want him to work for the trump organization in the future? >> reporter: late tonight the campaign directed nbc news to statements made by the trumps. ivanka insisting it would be irresponsible for her father to pay contractors for work he didn't like. trump himself arguing that's the kind of attitude the country should have. lester? in new york, thank you. >>> an urgent food safety alert has food safety inspectors on the defensive tonight. the fda's inspector general says too often the agency takes too long in ordering the recalls even though there is overwhelming evidence the food is contaminated and could be deadly. tom costello has more for us tonight. >> reporter: he was the 3-year-old face of a contaminated peanut butter outbreak that sickened 700, killed nine

the work was essentially approved, according to the gentleman who just spoke, paul friel.y went for the final payment and were called into a meeting with donald and robert trump and were told, you're not going to be paid the final invoice of about $83,000, but you are welcome to come back and do future work for the trump organization. cabinetry, and he tried to recoup the money and hired a lawyer, but dropped any attempt to regain that money because of legal fees eventually. after that, paul friel related of the company was unable to find work in atlantic city from that point on. amy: you talk about juan carlos who own the paint spot in south florida? >> that's another example of a company. this is a case that is still ongoing that is disputed of her paintwork done at the doral resort in florida. there's a foreclosure proceeding and a dispute over payment for the work k there. it is still going on right now. amy: you also talk about trump's companies having been cited for 24 violationss of the fair labor standards act since 2005 for failing to pay overtime or minimum wage

you're right, if someone does a poor job, i'm not the quickest payer. >> reporter: but for paul frielrior, then why would the trump organization want him to work for the trump organization in the future? >> reporter: so the trump campaign directed us to statements from both trump and his daughter ivanka in "usa today" when we reached out to them for comment on all of this. you heard it there in the piece. trump makes the point these cases happened long ago. ivanka said it would be irresponsible if her father continued to pay contractors for work he simply didn't like. trump himself adding that that is the kind of attitude the country should have. guys? >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> joining us now, columnist for bloomberg view, margaret carlson. you write in bloomberg view, republicans see trump as a racist they can work with. and you write in part this. paul ryan and others are operating under the delusion that given little time, the sun will come out tomorrow with a combination of denial and some magical thinking. republican officials were thrilled when trump deigned to read from