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Populism, how do you square that, if he is going to deregulate, cut taxes for the wealthy, is the base of the republican party, the new base that's open to getting government services be like wait a minute, we need populism here, meaning money for people who are struggling? >> i think they're going to realize they have been sold a bill of goods here. donald trump may talk like a quote, unquote pop list, but his policies only benefit the elite, privileged people like him. there's such a disconnect between what he talks about and what the substance of policies end up being. what happened in hous...

Equally. >> our policy is to treat everybody the same on that. >> reporter: pennsylvania republican congressman tim murphy says the potential political targeting by administration agencies is deeply troubling. >> somewhere with the people with the irs who testified now because some of these things may not be illegal, but they can still be wrong, and that is what people expect their government to not be acting in these ways but to be fair and just and truthful in these information requests and in their investigations. >> reporter: the epa may launch its own investigation. the agffice of inspect...

The e.p.a. >> true story. >> because of exemplary behavior. >> bret: i will also point out that james rosen had a couple of private email accounts, too. >> even if you agree with juan and charles, amazing thing to say. >> let's just absorb that for a second, the administration -- hold the president to his own standards. what he has done, what they are doing is clearly not operating at the most transparent administration in history. in some respects they are operating as among the most secretive administrations in recent histories. >> i give up on hope and change on inauguration day. i'm not di...

Groups fees for freedom of information act requests while largely not charging liberal groups for the same thing. >> i don't think it's fair at all. it's not fair to the american taxpayer. the american taxpayer should expect and demand that the epa treats everyone equally with regard to these requests. >> reporter: research from the competitive enterprise institute, a conservative washington think tank, shows about 90% of the time the epa refuses to waive its fees f conservative groups, but does waive its fees for liberal ones. >> first justice was batting 17 out of 19. sesierra club was at 70...

Strong and we have to repair it. >> lee isa jackson, chief of th epa and enjoy some of the grilled oysters for me, thank you so much. >> i will. and next to philippe cousteau is a member of the legendary family whose name is synonymous with the ocean. since this oil spill, philippe has been on special assignment for us here at cnn, and he is joining me from grand isle, louisiana. with your experienced eyes one year out of this thing, what type of damage are you seeing walking around louisiana and alabama and seeing on the surface and then what do you know about 5,000 feet lurking below? >> w...