joining me now is "new york times" invtigative reporter steve eder. and you al reported with haroku tabsuci on t story. tell us what you found? >> we tried to get a better understanding of scott pruitt in oklahoma a his years there, our report ended up centered aroundis ability to blend to some extent his relationships he had on the business sde with political relationships and brought it to the house during his years in the state sete at he had purchased with a group of other investors throug ell company that was nearer the state house in oklahoma city, and the state capital. and started looking at that it was a purchase that many involved sbc now at&t, the telecom company.bl and thring of the lines that's going on with is scott pruitt over the ars as it relates to ethical problems and resiness and politics. >>ivasan: what about the the transaction, now we're talking about the apartment in washington, d.si what was the ation in oklahoma? >> when pruitt's group came in they were able to buy it at a 00,000 discount. it was a complicated scale. p at&tsp