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Weighs the leader of the free world. he was the commander-in-chief. he was calling the shots. he was a leader. it is so concerning to me that you have to script something as simple as i was expressing moral outrage. this press shop must be scared out of their mind. i know jen psaki was probably drafting the statement walking back the minor incursion line in realtime. thats not something i was doing. i was engaged in the press conferences watching the leader lead the free world. >> jesse: i also ...

Impact. >> he clearly, something resonated with him where he felt like he had to try to make some kind of a statement walking back some of his comments there, and he came back with the idea meant to say wouldnt, and would. and he seemed conflicted about going that far. but something got to him a little. do you think any of the criticisms he got, from within his administration, from his own party, even fox news. do you think that registered with him at all. >> that extraordinary moment saying i l...

>> that money is not campaign money. sorry. i am giving you a fact now that you dont know. it is not campaign money. no campaign finance violation. >> so they funneled it to the law firm. >> and funneled through the law firm, and the president repaid it. >> rudy made the statement, and he is great, but he just start and he ist not totally familiar with everything. >> and so hours after the presidents comment, giuliani issued another statement walking back the comment, and how do giulianis commen...

Want to know if wealthy russians funneled money illegally through campaigns and straw donors. embattled epa administrator scott pruitt was unaware two of the top aides were getting raises and he put a stop to it. the white house rejected the staffer raises which totaled $80,000. the increases were put through anyway with the loophole in the federal salary rules. fox news ed henry pressed pruitt. >> if you are committed to the trump agenda, why did you give pay raises to two staffers? >> i did ...

Embattled epa administrator scott pruitt was unaware two of the top aides were getting raises and he put a stop to it. the white house rejected the staffer raises which totaled $80,000. one for more than $50,000. the increases were put through anyway with a loophole in fed ryan wall -- federal salary rules. fox news pressed pruitt. >> if you are committed to the trump agenda, why did you give pay raises to two staffers? >> i did not. my staff did. i changed it when i found out. ppo process shoul...

York. one other oligarch was stopped and a third who has not recently visited the united states was asked for an interview. investigators want to know if wealthy oligarchs invested in the trump campaign. and scott pruitt said he was unaware two of the top aides were getting huge raises. the white house rejected the staffers raises which total more than $80,000. the report of the increase was put through anyway with a loophole in federal salary rules. ed henry yesterday pressed pruitt on the ex...

The kremlin which has been muted. vladimir putputi scott prui unaware two of his advisers were getting big pay raises. he has put a stop to it. he reject ted the staffer raise. the atlantic reports the increases were then put through anyway. using a loophole in federal salary rules. fox news ed henry -- >> fox news ed henry pushed for an explanation. >> why did you go around the system for pay raises? >> i did not. my staff did and i changed it. ppo process should have been respected. i issu...

Respected and i issued a statement walking back those pay raises. that should not have been done. >> so who did it? a career person or a political person? >> i dont know. >> you dont who know did it? >> i found out yesterday and i corrected the action. we are in the process of finding out how it took place and correcting it. >> there seems to be a considerable lack of effort. not only with pruitt but cabi t cabinetwise. the problems with and security clearances and raises and the flights. a lot ...

Of major natural disaster where the president is taking real life action dealing with an ongoing situation on the ground, looking and sounding presidential and then you have his opponent who has the tapes still out there, which isnt that old, where he appears to be saying, not just that states should take a lead. remember, states do take the lead in these situations and local responders. but hes saying even beyond that that the private sector should be one that theres a morality question here. i...

White house last month and demand big pay raises for two aides. the white house said, no, this is not a good use of taxpayer money. pruitt allegedly ignored that and gave out the pay raises. pruitt claiming to me that he was in the dark about the whole thing. it got a little combative. >> if youre committed to the trump agenda, why did you go around the president and white house to give pay raises to two staffers? >> i did not. my staff did. i found out about that yesterday and changed it. the p...