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senate which brings us to andrew wheeler he's selected as scott pruitt's replacement at the where is that and what do we know about mr pruitt right so mr andrew wheeler trump installed him as the number two at e.p.a. back in two thousand and seventeen so he was the deputy administrator and after scott pruitt was forced to resign in july of two thousand eight hundred to scrapes andrew weil or ascended to become the acting administrator and just last week. the president trump nominated wheeler to be. you know to be to formally be the full time administrator and so andrew wheeler before he became deputy administrator he was a lobbyist and we have been monitoring mr wheeler's activities for quite some time there are documents showing that he was the one that was being paid by murray energy who c.e.o. is bob murray one of the largest private coal companies in the country that has had an outsized influence over trumpet ministration policy this is the company that was pushing to rewrite america's energy markets in order to favor an economic coal fired power plants this key meeting that happe
senate which brings us to andrew wheeler he's selected as scott pruitt's replacement at the where is that and what do we know about mr pruitt right so mr andrew wheeler trump installed him as the number two at e.p.a. back in two thousand and seventeen so he was the deputy administrator and after scott pruitt was forced to resign in july of two thousand eight hundred to scrapes andrew weil or ascended to become the acting administrator and just last week. the president trump nominated wheeler to...
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the latest from scott pruitt next. to most, he's phil mickelson, pro golfer. to me, he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been some place where fungal infections are common, or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. since enbrel, dad's back to being dad. visit enbrel.com and use the joint damage simulator to see how your joint damage could be progressing. ask about enbrel. enbrel. fda approved for over 16 years.
the latest from scott pruitt next. to most, he's phil mickelson, pro golfer. to me, he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous...
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of office also resulted in a referral of scott pruitt to the u.s. justice department for criminal prosecution. we learned that after he was already gone. we learned that around the same time this we learned another trump cabinet official, the current secretary of the interior, ryan zinke has also been referred to the u.s. justice department for potential criminal prosecution. so given the alabama background of the trump environmental official who was indicted today, it's easy to see that maybe as an alabama scandal, right? there has been a lot of alabama ethics scandals there has been a lot of alabama ethics scandals related to the environment. maybe it's an alabama thing. i will mention that it's a little bit weird to see a state court indicting a high-ranking federal official rather than the corruption charges being brought as federal charges. kind of makes you wonder if the stench of this alabama case followed jeff sessions all the way into the justice department in one way or another. how come the feds aren't in on this? this is a high level cor
of office also resulted in a referral of scott pruitt to the u.s. justice department for criminal prosecution. we learned that after he was already gone. we learned that around the same time this we learned another trump cabinet official, the current secretary of the interior, ryan zinke has also been referred to the u.s. justice department for potential criminal prosecution. so given the alabama background of the trump environmental official who was indicted today, it's easy to see that maybe...
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senate there is no more betsy devoss or scott pruitt. [applause] and no more packing the court like brett kavanaugh. [applause] i have to tell you i was so deeply disturbed by what happened last week first we didn't have his full record because the president took privilege on 100,000 documents to prevent us from reviewing the record and the judiciary did not stand up for the senate to insist we get the documents. that is a damage to the u.s. senate and our process for confirmation. i would like you all to send a message to one of your senators to say next time stand up for the sun and get the documents to have a real review of a supreme court nominee. [applause] this is the first time in us history this has happened that the president has reached out to prevent the senate from reviewing the record of the nominee and taken seriously by the court we had a hurt on - - a hearing scheduled last tuesday but the vote was three days earlier on saturday but let us never again under the separation of powers of the constitution let the president pr
senate there is no more betsy devoss or scott pruitt. [applause] and no more packing the court like brett kavanaugh. [applause] i have to tell you i was so deeply disturbed by what happened last week first we didn't have his full record because the president took privilege on 100,000 documents to prevent us from reviewing the record and the judiciary did not stand up for the senate to insist we get the documents. that is a damage to the u.s. senate and our process for confirmation. i would like...
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my overarching question, what have we learned from the scott pruitt affair?rage everywhere except within the white house for a long period of time. he did leave. were any lessons learned? how does that transfer to this? >> no. >> maya? >> no. i mean, i think, look -- i've -- went to work for hillary clinton 16 years ago. every day of that had secret service protection. i understand. talking human life. whether you agree or disagree you don't want something to happen. that said, it's absurd the secretary of education has round the clock protection since then. you might want to ask yourself, why do you have a secretary of education that feels they need it? and, yes, while it wasn't her directly, it's safe to say that her staff did it at her behest. any security expert will say, sure. when someone has a tangible or specific threat, absolutely make sure they're protected. she's not had a threat for two years. and you have to put this in straight terms. i know we throw around money numbers like a million and like, okay. this is, would hire 268, by nbc's reporting
my overarching question, what have we learned from the scott pruitt affair?rage everywhere except within the white house for a long period of time. he did leave. were any lessons learned? how does that transfer to this? >> no. >> maya? >> no. i mean, i think, look -- i've -- went to work for hillary clinton 16 years ago. every day of that had secret service protection. i understand. talking human life. whether you agree or disagree you don't want something to happen. that...
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you'll see them go after things like what was going on at epa when scott pruitt was there.why is secret service have to pay money at trump tower and mar-a-lago and go after the president's tax returns. each has potential up to set h him. >> brennan: republican controlled senate as back stop from that, more to talk about in a moment with our panel, anyway with us. >> brennan: we want to discuss some explosive exchanges this week between the president and members of the white house press corps. >> that's enough. that's enough. i'm not responding. i'm responding -- excuse me. i'm not responding to you i'm talking to this gentleman, will you please sit down. excuse me, excuse me, would you please sit down. please go ahead. >> on the campaign trail you called yourself a nationalist, now people are -- >> i don't know -- that's such a racist question. >> you want to reign in robert mueller? >> what ha stupid question that is. what a stupid question. but i watch you a lot. ask you a lot of stupid questions. >> mr. president -- >> brennan: the president there speaking about abby phi
you'll see them go after things like what was going on at epa when scott pruitt was there.why is secret service have to pay money at trump tower and mar-a-lago and go after the president's tax returns. each has potential up to set h him. >> brennan: republican controlled senate as back stop from that, more to talk about in a moment with our panel, anyway with us. >> brennan: we want to discuss some explosive exchanges this week between the president and members of the white house...
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namely, scott pruitt. why is your approach different and tell us why you believe this administration is particularly unlawful in how confident are you that california and other states can prevail in court on some of these issues. >> so, let me begin by saying thank you for having me. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not so pleased to be in a cool place. that's not due to climate change. california has been great. i don't perceive what we're doing in california as opposing the trump administration or the epa. i see it as defending what the epa was meant to do. to protect the environment and if the epa and its personnel are not going to do that, then we're going to step up and protect the laws that are in place. and do what we can to fulfill the mission of the epa, which is to protect the health and environment of the united states of america. so, it should not surprise anyone that we've had to sue the epa about 12 times. we've sued the administration a couple dozen times. interior energy epa and others on enviro
namely, scott pruitt. why is your approach different and tell us why you believe this administration is particularly unlawful in how confident are you that california and other states can prevail in court on some of these issues. >> so, let me begin by saying thank you for having me. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not so pleased to be in a cool place. that's not due to climate change. california has been great. i don't perceive what we're doing in california as opposing the trump...
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scott pruitt at the e.p.a., former exxon c.e.o. rex tillman at the state department, former texas governor rick perry at the department of energy. since mr. pruitt's ouster, the trump administration nominated king coal's favorite son andrew wheeler to head the e.p.a. mr. wheeler is a former coal industry lobbyist and has down played the -- downplayed the recent science on the devastating impacts to come from climate change. after these reports came out, he said, quote, i have some questions about the assumptions. these are assumptions vetted by 300 leading scientists in the united states and across the planet. the only question, i believe, is why someone like andrew wheeler is put in charge at the e.p.a. a coal lobbyist is now the head of the e.p.a. e.p.a. just turns into every polluter's ally. that's the net result of what donald trump has done at that agency. the trump administration is also moving to freeze fuel economy standards rather than pushing for the historic and technically achievable goal of 54.5 miles per gallon by the
scott pruitt at the e.p.a., former exxon c.e.o. rex tillman at the state department, former texas governor rick perry at the department of energy. since mr. pruitt's ouster, the trump administration nominated king coal's favorite son andrew wheeler to head the e.p.a. mr. wheeler is a former coal industry lobbyist and has down played the -- downplayed the recent science on the devastating impacts to come from climate change. after these reports came out, he said, quote, i have some questions...
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administrator scott pruitt his job now another trump appointed to the environmental protection agency's south east regency as been region has been indicted for violating state ethics charges in the state of alabama president trump. appointed trey glenn as regional administrator of the e.p.a. in august of last year despite a history of ethical issues ironically mr glenn's indictment may actually help alabama clean up some environmental messes molly barrows contributor with america's lawyer is here to explain molly welcome back what happened with mr glenn. trade glenn has been a center of ethics controversy for the state of alabama for some time but in essence he was a lobbyist working for a law firm opposing e.p.a. cleanup efforts in some predominately black neighborhoods north of birmingham where the soil was affected with substances like arsenic and lead and so the communities around there have been trying to get the soil cleaned up and one of the companies that was at the center of that was drummond company and they were looking at paying twenty three million dollars just to start wit
administrator scott pruitt his job now another trump appointed to the environmental protection agency's south east regency as been region has been indicted for violating state ethics charges in the state of alabama president trump. appointed trey glenn as regional administrator of the e.p.a. in august of last year despite a history of ethical issues ironically mr glenn's indictment may actually help alabama clean up some environmental messes molly barrows contributor with america's lawyer is...
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from the mayor of new york very well this year the government declared a war on this came from scott pruitt many of us don't know what that means exactly but it was declared now there are current federal regulations that require the cities to monitor water for lead but a federal. forces hoping that the e.p.a. will revise some of those rules so that it says no level of lead exposure is safe that only makes sense but that obviously hasn't been done just yet as we can see now the agency is also recommending that lead service lines be replaced and up to ten million homes ten million homes and i'm sure that's probably under reported but this isn't something that a lot of people can do on these lines could cost up to twenty five hundred to eight thousand dollars to replace and there are people who you know they live in lower income households and they just can't afford to replace these lines so putting them in harm's way they're more likely to be exposed to this lead paint but it's unfortunate that the government local governments state governments are putting the responsibility on and visuals it
from the mayor of new york very well this year the government declared a war on this came from scott pruitt many of us don't know what that means exactly but it was declared now there are current federal regulations that require the cities to monitor water for lead but a federal. forces hoping that the e.p.a. will revise some of those rules so that it says no level of lead exposure is safe that only makes sense but that obviously hasn't been done just yet as we can see now the agency is also...
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scott pruitt tenure at epa, storm recovery in puerto rico, the president needs to have meaningful oversightthat is job of congress, is up opennas are necessary -- subpoenas are necessary. kennedy: under watch the democrat given up a lot of congressional power, bolster the executive branch, they did it for president obama, it was a dumb, bad, stupid idea. >> it has to be taken back it did not start with obama it started in 1980. kennedy: you can say that. a series of -- >> and series of. yes, concentration. i don't disagree with that. very interesting article chad, said if republicans are smart they will look at 1994 playbook, a contract for america. with america i don't know. it was -- my pep sig, newt gingrich was president's foil, they impeached president clinton they did not bring him down, he was reelected in 1996, republicans are excited about democrat having control because nancy pelosi makes great foil forever president trump. >> i hope we won't see the subpoena t-shirt cannon, i don't want to see it as a citizen, regardless of money, i don't want to see my money wasted that way. ken
scott pruitt tenure at epa, storm recovery in puerto rico, the president needs to have meaningful oversightthat is job of congress, is up opennas are necessary -- subpoenas are necessary. kennedy: under watch the democrat given up a lot of congressional power, bolster the executive branch, they did it for president obama, it was a dumb, bad, stupid idea. >> it has to be taken back it did not start with obama it started in 1980. kennedy: you can say that. a series of -- >> and series...
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scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending chants got in the way of the agenda. >> i recognizere's troubled reports. >> he faced reports of ethics spending. there were reports that he asked donors for help in landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july, pruitt was spotted attending celebrations at the white house amount day later, he resigned from the administration. >> we'll never have to use those words on david. >> david shulkin was the only obama holdover. he seemed to hold great promise. a practicing doctor, shulkin would meet with patients at v.a. medical centers and vowed to turn the agency around. >> we're beginning to deal with the issues that have played the v.a. system for decades. >> shulkin's job came under report where he improperly accepted women be accept accepted tickets for his wife. >> i regret the decisions that were made. >> regrets were not enough. >> this was used in a political way to try to remove me. this is washington. i'm a big boy. i understand that. >> administration down falls were not limited to ethics probes. others felt the president's wr
scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending chants got in the way of the agenda. >> i recognizere's troubled reports. >> he faced reports of ethics spending. there were reports that he asked donors for help in landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july, pruitt was spotted attending celebrations at the white house amount day later, he resigned from the administration. >> we'll never have to use those words on david. >> david shulkin was the only obama...
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sessions obviously fired the day after the election, shulkin gone, mcmaster removed, scott pruitt removed after a long time. but, but, but kelly potentially in trouble, zinke, big trouble. trump was asked about him and he said we're looking into it, i'm not totally sure. if you're ryan zinke, you don't feel good about that. there's been rumors about mattis. he's been the quiet one. devos and carson probably safe. i didn't put nielsen on here and i should have. the point is let's just forget nielsen. let's say we take out one of these two people. now you're talking about more than half of the people i predicted in march would go are gone and jeff zeleny is right, there is always turnover in administrations, particularly after an election. but there's a great study brookings is doing. they're maintaining it for the amount of turnover among top trump administration officials versus top administration officials for the obama cabinet, bush cabinet. it's exponentially more than either of those two. so, yes, change is normal but this level of change at this high a level, not normal. >> a couple
sessions obviously fired the day after the election, shulkin gone, mcmaster removed, scott pruitt removed after a long time. but, but, but kelly potentially in trouble, zinke, big trouble. trump was asked about him and he said we're looking into it, i'm not totally sure. if you're ryan zinke, you don't feel good about that. there's been rumors about mattis. he's been the quiet one. devos and carson probably safe. i didn't put nielsen on here and i should have. the point is let's just forget...
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environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending habits gotten away of the agenda. >> there have been troubling media reports. >> months of scrutiny over reports of lavish spending and suspected ethics violations. everything from pricey round-the-clock security to spending $43,000 on a soundproof phone booth and reports he asked donors for help in landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july pruitt was spotted attending celebrations at the white house. one day later he resigned from the administration. >> never have to use those words around david. >> the only holdover from the obama administration, his appointment as secretary of veterans affairs in february 2017 held promise for the troubled agency. a practicing doctor, he would sometimes meet with patients at va medical centers and vowed to turn the agency around. >> we are beginning to deal with issues that plagued the system for decades. >> reporter: his position in the administration came under scrutiny after an inspection general report that found he improperly accepted wimbled
environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending habits gotten away of the agenda. >> there have been troubling media reports. >> months of scrutiny over reports of lavish spending and suspected ethics violations. everything from pricey round-the-clock security to spending $43,000 on a soundproof phone booth and reports he asked donors for help in landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july pruitt was spotted attending...
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environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending habitso got in way of the agenda. >> there have been very troubling media reports. >> bret: he faced months of scrutiny over lavish spending and ethics violations everything from pricey round-the-clock security to spending $43,000 on a sound proof phone booth and even reports that he asked donors for help landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july he was a spotted attending celebrations at the white house, one day later he resigned from the administration. [applause] >> president trump: will never have to use those words on our david. >> bret: david choke and was the only holdover from the obama administration and his appointment in 2017 seem to hold great promise for the troubled agency, a practicing doctor he would sometimes meet with patients at the va medical center and vowed to turn the agency around. >> we are finally dealing with the issues that have plagued the system for decades. >> bret: his administration came under scrutiny following an inspector general report that found
environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt had a promising start but his spending habitso got in way of the agenda. >> there have been very troubling media reports. >> bret: he faced months of scrutiny over lavish spending and ethics violations everything from pricey round-the-clock security to spending $43,000 on a sound proof phone booth and even reports that he asked donors for help landing a job for his wife. on the fourth of july he was a spotted attending...
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cummings has recently shed a light on what house democrats are interested in probing, including scott pruitt'ss and questions over jared kushner's security clearance. >> when it comes to matthew whittaker, besides the recusal, besides the constitutionality of appointing him, you've got this fbi probe of that company linked to him. what level of his position is in jeopardy at this point given all of that? >> i think even without his involvement in that company, he didn't seem like he was going to be a permanent pick for this job. there's also questions of whether he can be if he's already acting as acting attorney general. so i think he probably wants to not have too long of a stint, because his name is in the bad headlines until trump picks a new person. but he has a number of other things on his plate. we had an iowa state senator write in politico magazine yesterday how he was the target of a witch hunt led by matt whittaker when matt was the u.s. attorney in iowa. and a jury basically cleared him within 35 minutes. you have bloomberg reporting this morning that matt is not going to cut the
cummings has recently shed a light on what house democrats are interested in probing, including scott pruitt'ss and questions over jared kushner's security clearance. >> when it comes to matthew whittaker, besides the recusal, besides the constitutionality of appointing him, you've got this fbi probe of that company linked to him. what level of his position is in jeopardy at this point given all of that? >> i think even without his involvement in that company, he didn't seem like he...
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. >> and therefore you get the situation where a scott pruitt can last beyond where the laws of political gravity, for months where they would tell you he should be fall, he has hung on and saying what he other compromise secretaries know. >> maybe someone will run on a presidential pledge to drain the swamp. >> good idea. >> and i'm wondering if that would work. >> what would the rultd of that look like do you think, in terms of governing in washington? >> i don't know. i am curious, mr. steele, how much patience do you think they have? >> i think one of the things president trump needs to think carefully about is that senate majority leader, cocaine mitch mcconnell, as he's occasionally referred to, his job isn't protecting donald trump but protecting the senate in 2020. and as till now protecting the senate majority and protecting the president did not diverge. we may see a point in these coming months where senator mcconnell's responsibility to his majority in the senate does not line up exactly with the president's priorities and preferences. >> as we've learned about mitch mcconnell
. >> and therefore you get the situation where a scott pruitt can last beyond where the laws of political gravity, for months where they would tell you he should be fall, he has hung on and saying what he other compromise secretaries know. >> maybe someone will run on a presidential pledge to drain the swamp. >> good idea. >> and i'm wondering if that would work. >> what would the rultd of that look like do you think, in terms of governing in washington? >> i...
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scott pruitt doesn't have his job anymore. tom price doesn't have his job anymore. trump could have learned his lesson. president trump could have said, yes, maybe i chose this guy and maybe he isn't so hot. >> right. generally people like pruitt are ousted after ages and ages of bad headlines and they become such an intolerable headache, they have to go. that hasn't happened with zinke. and it's not clear that there's a quid pro quo. maybe there's something the white house hasn't seen and that has them ousted. he hasn't become an intoll probably headache yet. maybe there's something we don't know. >> well, we'll soon find out. long live the free press. >>> coming up, "time" magazine explores how we can move past the hate we saw displayed in violence last week. ♪ ♪ ♪ should happen everydred five hundred years, right? fact is, there have been twenty-six in the last decade. allstate is adapting. with drones to assess home damage sooner. and if a flying object damages your car, you can snap a photo and get your claim processed in hours, not days. plus, allstate can pay
scott pruitt doesn't have his job anymore. tom price doesn't have his job anymore. trump could have learned his lesson. president trump could have said, yes, maybe i chose this guy and maybe he isn't so hot. >> right. generally people like pruitt are ousted after ages and ages of bad headlines and they become such an intolerable headache, they have to go. that hasn't happened with zinke. and it's not clear that there's a quid pro quo. maybe there's something the white house hasn't seen...
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. >> remember when epa secretary scott pruitt lost his job last summer?t how much he was spending on his personal detail. it turns out that security costs for another cabinet secretary make that figure look small by comparison. the nbc news has learned that education secretary betsy devos receives round-the-clock protection from the u.s. marshal service. she's the only cabinet member to do so. the cost so far has been $12 million with an additional 7.7 million projected through 2019. that's a total of nearly $20 million paid for by taxpayers for devos's personal security. she was granted the protection in 2017 a few days after she was heckled and blocked by a handful of protesters outside a washington, d.c. public middle school. it's not clear who requested the protection for devos. a spokeswoman for the education department said devos did not personally request the heightened security. she said it should be obvious that the threats devos faces are significant. devos's predecessors in the job did not receive anything close to this level of protection. hou
. >> remember when epa secretary scott pruitt lost his job last summer?t how much he was spending on his personal detail. it turns out that security costs for another cabinet secretary make that figure look small by comparison. the nbc news has learned that education secretary betsy devos receives round-the-clock protection from the u.s. marshal service. she's the only cabinet member to do so. the cost so far has been $12 million with an additional 7.7 million projected through 2019....
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a rule gets sent or a sort of benchmark gets set down, tom price had to resign under scandal, scott pruittcandal. zinke's days are short. you think that comes from them saying we can get away with this because the president gets away with it. >> it's how they operate, how trump does things. we talked on this show about saudis, how jared kushner approaches his relationship with mohammad bin salman. this administration has a bunch of grifters, and not very competent. they're running very important departments of the american people, the interior department, how our land is managed, the epa, how the clean air and water we breathe and drink is managed, the hhs department literally looks after your health care. we've got people who are in these offices doing these jobs that should be about taking care of the american people who are lining their pockets just like they've seen trump and his family do throughout their time in public and private life. >> how much does it matter who controls congress? you say they're not that competent. in some ways they have gotten away with it. price got pushed ou
a rule gets sent or a sort of benchmark gets set down, tom price had to resign under scandal, scott pruittcandal. zinke's days are short. you think that comes from them saying we can get away with this because the president gets away with it. >> it's how they operate, how trump does things. we talked on this show about saudis, how jared kushner approaches his relationship with mohammad bin salman. this administration has a bunch of grifters, and not very competent. they're running very...
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interior department is ryan zinke has no plans to leave the interior department, and that's where scott pruittnths ago. >> juliet, thanks for coming on the show, appreciate of this. >>> more than a dozen african-american women have won races. we're heading down to memphis where our trymaine lee has their groundbreaking stories. don't miss this. >> women were bringing their girls up to us to try to take pictures. it's almost like they can't believe someone who looks like them, who looks like their mother, is on tv. i can't believe it. that grandpa's nose is performing "flight of the bumblebee?" ♪ no, you goof. i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. nice. i know, right? ♪ [nose plays a jazzy saxophone tune] believe it. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. start with 100% cleancheese? ingredients. like vermont white cheddar. then... add bacon, bbq chicken, or baja blend. catering and delivery now available. panera. food as it should be. you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an in
interior department is ryan zinke has no plans to leave the interior department, and that's where scott pruittnths ago. >> juliet, thanks for coming on the show, appreciate of this. >>> more than a dozen african-american women have won races. we're heading down to memphis where our trymaine lee has their groundbreaking stories. don't miss this. >> women were bringing their girls up to us to try to take pictures. it's almost like they can't believe someone who looks like...
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we saw what happened with scott pruitt among the other controversial cabinet spendings, steve mnuchin with a million bucks in jet travel, ryan zinke spend $139 on new doors and $53,000 on helicopter travel. that now infamous dining room set that ben carson got for his office for $31,000. has the administration taken any meaningful steps to rein it in, given the president's repeated promises to drain the swamp. >> we haven't seen indications of that but i think there will be a full accounting and autopsy given that one of the main issues that folks like chairman cummings of the oversight committee wants to look at are waste, fraud and abuse so this is the latest example. we don't know if this is waste spraud and abuse bauds we don't know what the sperveg threat is to her going on for 19.sbut this level of spending might be something they want to take a look at. >> hearing aid di przybyla, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the clinton affair. new clips from the documentary. monica lewinsky opening up in great detail. that's next. to side, shaquem. you got it? come on, get back. quem, yo
we saw what happened with scott pruitt among the other controversial cabinet spendings, steve mnuchin with a million bucks in jet travel, ryan zinke spend $139 on new doors and $53,000 on helicopter travel. that now infamous dining room set that ben carson got for his office for $31,000. has the administration taken any meaningful steps to rein it in, given the president's repeated promises to drain the swamp. >> we haven't seen indications of that but i think there will be a full...
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former environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt coordinated with the fox news channelahead of multiple appearances on "fox & friends" where he was presented with pre-screened, non-confrontational questions. that's according to the daily beast, which obtained emails showing that fox news producers allowed pruitt's aides to dictate topics for interviews and even offered them script approval for pruitt's introduction. after the report circulated, fox news said in a statement -- "this is not standard practice whatsoever and the matter is being addressed internally with those involved." it's the latest example of fox news coordinating directly with republican politicians. earlier this month, fox news hosts jeanine pirro and sean hannity appeared on stage at a trump campaign rally ahead of the midterm elections. former fox news executive bill shine now works as deputy chief of staff for white h house communications. and former white house coms director hope hicks now works as head of public relations for fox news's parent company. inin louisiana, a judgdge heard arguments tu
former environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt coordinated with the fox news channelahead of multiple appearances on "fox & friends" where he was presented with pre-screened, non-confrontational questions. that's according to the daily beast, which obtained emails showing that fox news producers allowed pruitt's aides to dictate topics for interviews and even offered them script approval for pruitt's introduction. after the report circulated, fox news said in a...
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he became acting administrator after scott pruitt resigned in july, over an ethics scandal.l street wound up a losing week with some modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average rose nearly 124 points, to close at 25413. the nasdaq lost 11 points, and the s&p 500 added six. for the week, all three indexes dropped 1.5% to 2%. and, seven americans today received the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. the recipients, all chosen by presid elvis pressley, babe ruth, and former supreme court justice antoni posthumously. honored the four living honorees were utah senatfo orrin hatch, er pro-football greats roger staubach and alan page-- who later servso on the minn supreme court-- and philanthropist miriam adelson. o still to cothe newshour: a federal judge sides with cnn in a lawsuit against the white house. major changes are made to federal government guidance on the handling of sexual harassment and assault on college campuses. leaders at faceboodeny they ignored russian trolling on their platform. and, much more. >> woodruff: the fight b
he became acting administrator after scott pruitt resigned in july, over an ethics scandal.l street wound up a losing week with some modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average rose nearly 124 points, to close at 25413. the nasdaq lost 11 points, and the s&p 500 added six. for the week, all three indexes dropped 1.5% to 2%. and, seven americans today received the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. the recipients, all chosen by presid elvis pressley,...
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wheeler is a former coal lobbyist and has been the acting head of the epa since scott pruitt resigned in july amid an onslaught of financial and ethics scandals. wheeler has regularly engaged with right-wing conspiracy accounts on social media and "liked" a racist post featuring the obamas in 2013. president trump is coming under fire after he attacked former navy seal william mcraven -- who oversaw the u.s. operation that assassinated osama bin laden -- calling him a "hillary clinton fan" and an "obama-backer" during an interview with fox news sunday. in addition, trump wondered why it took so long for the u.s. to find bin laden telling host chris wallace -- "wouldn't it have been nice if we got osama bin laden a lot sooner than that?" admiral mcraven has condemned trump's attacks on the media, saying last year that they present "the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime." the white house has vowed to reimpose a ban on cnn reporter jim acosta after a judge is temporary order to restore his press credentials expires in two weeks. the judge who ruled on the case friday called out
wheeler is a former coal lobbyist and has been the acting head of the epa since scott pruitt resigned in july amid an onslaught of financial and ethics scandals. wheeler has regularly engaged with right-wing conspiracy accounts on social media and "liked" a racist post featuring the obamas in 2013. president trump is coming under fire after he attacked former navy seal william mcraven -- who oversaw the u.s. operation that assassinated osama bin laden -- calling him a "hillary...
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it we're talk about the climate here and the environmental protection agency was first run by scott pruitt one of the most comically corrupt figures in the history of washington d.c. which is which is an amazing accomplishment so i mean he is at a pantheon figure in terms of corruption he's been succeeded by andrew wheeler who's definitely more buttoned down traditional d.c. figure but he's a former lobbyist on behalf of the whole industry that is the person in charge of protecting the environment of the united states so what congress can do is make andrew weil or show all of his cards where his agenda is coming from how he is benefiting the people you used to pay him in the past the most. like they're going to pay him in the future that's what the revolving door project works on is exactly people like andrew weil are in the congress republican congress was disinterested in providing any check on someone like andrew weil or and i can assure you that a democratic majority would take someone like andrew will or and change make his life terrible to be honest and let's not forget the interior
it we're talk about the climate here and the environmental protection agency was first run by scott pruitt one of the most comically corrupt figures in the history of washington d.c. which is which is an amazing accomplishment so i mean he is at a pantheon figure in terms of corruption he's been succeeded by andrew wheeler who's definitely more buttoned down traditional d.c. figure but he's a former lobbyist on behalf of the whole industry that is the person in charge of protecting the...
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form not balancing both sides because it happened in both look atrations, but you people like scott pruitt who are he's a administrator -- gone now, but -- he's really not gone because the things that he in place and some of the deals he's made at the epa are uprooting the system that was put in place previously. i -- i think some elly ann conway is probably getting close to being on her way out. i think she can't sustain what been sustaining for quite some time. more to come on the john kelly -- he's been kind radar, and i don't know exactly what is there other than ng him just being a good individual and service to this country. but -- so you would like to see john kelly stay. to see would you like stay? caller: yeah. so i think it is important that mattis stays.-- they are level headed, but i hawkish.y are i think that john kelly, thank god they are there. even though i don't agree with them 100%. i think should stay is robert mueller. sorry. a member of the president's cabinet, but the inly a part of conversation. robert is in creighton, missouri, an independent. you want to see stay a
form not balancing both sides because it happened in both look atrations, but you people like scott pruitt who are he's a administrator -- gone now, but -- he's really not gone because the things that he in place and some of the deals he's made at the epa are uprooting the system that was put in place previously. i -- i think some elly ann conway is probably getting close to being on her way out. i think she can't sustain what been sustaining for quite some time. more to come on the john kelly...
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aspects -- >> from doing what >> i think just from the -- take for instance what happened with scott pruitteded to investigate all the allegations around the epa and the director. and ultimately he left and that's because the committee, its investigators got down to work they called up some of the folks under the director all of a sudden maybe they didn't have representation or counsel, spilled the beans, out goes the director. i think that happens at large across the administration. clearly it's going to be a distraction. >> which means what from a businessman's perspective, bob >> from a business standpoint, becky, business people have baked in the gridlock. even the nasty gridlock. so they're going to continue to do what they do on a process that says let's not make any major moves in business investment or business growth. let's keep things fairly simple because we don't know what the outcomes will be in terms of regulations that could be rewritten, restructured because of the house so they're going to continue at a steady pace. long-term it's going to be the election starts today. both
aspects -- >> from doing what >> i think just from the -- take for instance what happened with scott pruitteded to investigate all the allegations around the epa and the director. and ultimately he left and that's because the committee, its investigators got down to work they called up some of the folks under the director all of a sudden maybe they didn't have representation or counsel, spilled the beans, out goes the director. i think that happens at large across the...
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wheeler has been overseeing the agency after scott pruitt resigned amid allegations of ethical misconductte judiciary committee chairman. based on his seniority. current chairman chuck grassley announced friday is he stepping down so he can lead the senate finance committee next year. up next it looks like lindsey graham. ed: finance is where the money is. "new york times." pete: in a piece the "new york times" questions whether loyal and the possibility of replacing him on the 2020 ticket. the president just addressed the report calling it fake news. listen. >> no, i don't question his loyalty at all. he is 100 percent loyal it was a phony story. i doubt they had any sources. a typical "new york times" phony story. mike pence is 100 percent. not even a doubt about it in my mind. jedediah: here to react is sean spicer. is he a former white house press secretary and author of the briefing. >> good morning. jedediah: good morning, sean. what do you make of that response to the president trump's response to that "new york times" story and in general of mike pence being replaced. >> the presi
wheeler has been overseeing the agency after scott pruitt resigned amid allegations of ethical misconductte judiciary committee chairman. based on his seniority. current chairman chuck grassley announced friday is he stepping down so he can lead the senate finance committee next year. up next it looks like lindsey graham. ed: finance is where the money is. "new york times." pete: in a piece the "new york times" questions whether loyal and the possibility of replacing him on...