exxonmobil is a client. >> mr. hart has no clients -- >> does exxonmobil have business before -- >> mr. hart has no clients that has business before this agency. >> that was not even remotely close to the truth. the daily beast reported today that, quote, hart was personally representing a natural gas company and airline giant and a major manufacturer that had business before the agency at the time he was also renting out a room to pruitt. and that one of his clients is currently battling the epa in court over an order to pay more than $100 million in environmental cleanup costs. according to the "washington pos post", the white house has instructed pruitt not to participate in interviews, even with friendly media outlets like fox, but pruitt ignored that advice. a move that likely did not endear him to his boss. >> you said some pretty tough stuff. you said about the president, quote, this is in 2016, "i think he's an empty vessel when it