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If i could ask you to stand there, please. Thank you very much. I know, i heard you. In that case, sir, when the crowd has gone, ill happily escort you out. No, sir, i dont want Anybody Antagonising anybody. Yeah, and at the moment, sir, you are quite openlyjewish, this is a pro palestinian march. Im not accusing you of anything but im worried about the reaction to your presence. That was the actual moment. Lets talk to Aruna Iyengar who is in the newsroom. There has been a lot of controversy ab...

Teeny, tiny print, i cant read all of these. here are some highlights -- he asked his aides to get his wife a job, not once but twice. recented a room near -- rented a room near capitol hill from a lobbyist for $58 a night. he had an aide inquire about getting a used trump hotel mattress. he blew through traffic. he flew first class every single time. he gave big raises to his favorite staff. he installed this $43,000 privacy booth, this phone booth, in his office. he used 24/7 security detail t...

Questioning there came from a republican member of congress from pennsylvania. pruitt contradicted what he told fox news about it earlier this month. >> why did you go around the president and the white house to give pay raises to two staffers -- >> i did not. my staff did, and i found out about that yesterday, and i changed it. >> pruitt was even less forthcoming about some other possible ethics abuses including a history of first class air travel, a soundproof booth in his office, and a $50 a ...

Changed on a critical accusation admitting he gave the go ahead on pay raises. that specific line of questioning came from a republican member of congress from pennsylvania. pruitt contradicted what he told fox news about it earlier this month. >> why did you go around the president and the white house to give pay raises to two staff snerz. >> i did not. my staff did, and i found out about that yesterday and changed it. >> pruitt was even less forthcoming about some other possible ethics abuses ...

A history of first class air travel, a soundproof booth in his office, and a $50 a night condo he rented from the wife of a washington lobbyist. >> did any of the attorneys at the epa look at your lease before you signed it? >> the review that took place took place afterwards. >> its tempting to ask why you spent nearly $68,000 on hotels and travel from august through february, just in five months, and $50,000 on modifications to your office including a privacy booth that cost over $43,000. >> i...

Brought this to their attention we noticed that the epa and scott pruitt did start talking about this thing differently than they used to. they wouldnt talk to us about it, but they started talking about it differently to other people. they told "bloomberg news" on friday that "administrator pruitt simply requested a secure phone line but never asked for a soundproof booth nor did he have knowledge of its purchase." whatever it is he built for $43,000, all he wanted was a new phone. and when sco...

Phone line but never asked for a soundproof booth nor did he knowled have knowledge of its purchase." whatever it is he built for $43,000, all he wanted was a new phone. and when scott pruitt went to congress today it turns out he changed his mind entirely about this thing he built. >> administrator pruitt, when you were in front of this committee in december, we discussed the installation of a soundproof privacy booth in the administrators office, or the scif, at a cost of over $40,000. at that...

House committee here, this committee is supposed to be focusing on epas budget and they will, they will touch on that topic because, of course, democrats have a gripe, a bone to pick with pruitt over the epas budget for 2019. however, a large chunk of this, john, will surround the questions about his ethical issues, whether were talking about that sweetheart deal for that condo where pruitt lived for a short time, it belonged to a lobbyist who was a friend, first class flights, 24/7 security as ...

Thank you. government accountability centers as the environmental protection agency violated the law when it approved a $43,000 soundproof booth for the office of the embattled administrator scott pruitt. the privacy booth is among several unusual security precautions taken that are now underscoring. he had his office wept for listening devices and installed biometric locks. the booth providing pruitt a soundproof area for phone conversations that may contain classified information. president tr...

Autopsies and investigation into the cause of the riot are still underway. officials initially blamed gangs who they say use cell phones to continue to run criminal enterprises from behind bars. >> this was all about territory. this is about contraband. this is about cell phones and have you heard us talk about these over and over again. these folks are fighting over real money and real territory while they are incarcerated. >> this is the deadliest u.s. prison riot in 25 years. south carolinas ...