the postal service ethics office in compliance with federal ethics regulations. all right. joining us now is noah bookbinder, executive director of c.r.e.w. you contend the postal service mishannaled his conflicts of interest from the start. why? it s clear that both dejoy and the postal service really dropped the ball here. this was the head of the postal service who had millions in interests in the company that he used to work at, that everybody at the postal service knew he used to work at, that had multiple valuable contracts with the postal service. so, you know, whether or not he was in the room when decision ts were made about that company and what the postal service was going to have him do was recuse, was walk out of the room and have somebody else handle it. everybody knew what his interests were and we have every
and pruitt leased the condo for six months but paid a total of $6,000. which means he was charged for 122 nights. the epa says the deal was fully vetted. and as an epa ethics career stated, the housing arrangements for himself and his house was not a gift and the lease was consistent with federal ethics regulations. many are saying this is not a violation but it doesn t look bad. that s because jay stephenhunt works for a lobbying firm that represents exxon mobil, oklahoma gas and electric and many other oil and gas companies. and they also contributed to pruitt s campaign when he ran for oklahoma attorney general. shepard: have we heard anything from the white house on this? not a word.
vast majority of orders qualifying for actually free shipping. switching gears here, environmental protection agency chief scott pruitt is facing mounting ethics questions in the wake of reports that he paid below market rates to live in a condo owned by an energy lobbyist. an agency spokesperson released a statement on the matter on friday stating that, quote, pruitt s housing arrangement for both himself and family was not a gift and the lease was consistent with federal ethics regulations. reports by abc and bloomberg last week revealed that during pruitt s first six months in washington last year, he paid about $50 a night to stay at the condo co-owned by energy industry lob gist steven harte and his wife. bloomberg notes pruitt only paid for the single bedroom, quote, only on the nights when he actually slept there. that s about less than a third the price of similar properties in the capitol hill neighborhood. meanwhile, abc is reporting the epa paid the condo association
perspective. president trump should fire him if he doesn t resign. this is not good for citizens confidence in our government. reporter: watch groups say it all raises red flags. every dollar that s wasted on travel or security that s unnecessary is money that s not going to protect the health and environment for the american people. reporter: ethical questions have dogged other trump cabinet secretaries. former va secretary david shulkin coming under scrutiny for an official trip to europe that was mixed with personal activities. and housiing secretary ben carsn testified about spending taxpayer money on more than $30,000 for office furniture. an order he ultimately canceled. the epa tells nbc news as epa career ethics officials stated in a memo, pruitt s housing arrangement for himself and family was not a gift and the lease was consistent with federal ethics regulations. as for president trump, he ll
could stay in the other room for free and all of that for the low low low price of $50 per night. compare that to say this cozy room which journalist brian buttonler which cost more than what pruitt paid in an apartment he would have had to share with someone other than his daughter. in a statement a spokesman cited aid finding by an epa ethics officer which was apparently dated today, the day the story broke, to argue there s nothing to see here. demonstrator pruitt s housing arrangement for himself and family was not a gift and consistent with federal ethics regulations. tonight there s another odd twist to the story. last year, pruitt s security detail broke down the door of the condo when it was believed he was unconscious and needed to be rescued he was reportedly discovered waking up from a nap. a personal nightmare of mine. epa used public money to reimburse the condo s owner for the damage. joining me now with more is jennifer is energy environment reporter at bloomberg news.