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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 explanation. >> why did you go around the system for pay raises? >> i did not. my staff did and i cha...

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 issued a statement walking back the pay raises. >> should they be fired for that? >> that should not ha...

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 don't know. >> you don't 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 conservatives are coming to his defense saying he is under fire from the left. no coincidence a...

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 isn't 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 he's saying even beyond that that the private sector should be one that there's a morality question here. it's about debt. it's not about first response. you know, that kind of ideological pandering will ...

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 you're 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 process should have been respected and i issued a statement walking back those pay raises that shoul...