deal or the discussion of automakers on auto emission standards. you said that it fueling concerns of the attorney general s independence from the white house. explain what that means. the traditional role of the justice department and the fbi not to rescue an administration s nominations. it is to investigate them. it is to vet them. to find out if there are things we don t know about them that s relevant to the senators voting on the confirmation. the idea of the president s suggestion that the justice department would rescue justice kavanaugh is one that traditionally would be seen as entirely inappropriate. and this is just the latest in a string of incidents and events and commentary that have raised questions about whether the attorney general barr as thas t to heart the role of the attorney general. we don t most administrations we don t look to the attorney general to be a friend to the president. we look to the attorney general
i m sure this is sincere, but president trump should call his office because his administration keeps proposing plans to roll back regulations designed to keep our air and water clean. everything from rolling back regulations on toxic air pollution to reducing auto emission standards to disbanding the epa s pollution science panel to dismantling the clean power plant to expanding offshore drilling to threatening the anti-pollution waters of the united states rule which he called, quote, horrible. horrible. look, as trump fans sometimes say don t listen to what he says, look at what he does, and that s good advice at least when it comes to the environment. and that s your reality check. john, very helpful. because sometimes when the president of the united states speaks in unequivocal terms people believe him and it takes more energy to do research and show what s really happening and we appreciate you doing that. kpa exactly doesn t the president believe? that was a sweeping statem
that is approved of in the white house. so whether it s the now the new attempt to try to roll back auto emission standards which will cost consumers literally billions of dollars and expose more kids to the risk of asthma or whether it s his reversal on the clean power plan or whether it s you know, his decision not to ban this dangerous agricultural chemical, i guess he s doing what the president wants him to be doing. and if you have to give him some grudging credit, he s somewhat more effective at it than someone like ben carson or some of the other cabinet officers. i think that s probably right on the money. i have to ask this finally. obviously, you were on the clinton campaign and you ran against donald trump who relentlessly attacked hillary clinton and people in the clinton circle for being corrupt, for self-dealing, for the swamp, et cetera. what is it like to watch these
about pruitt is from his days at attorney general, he s a man on a mission. and he s been effective at trying to tear down the protections that epa has put in place to protect the environment, to protect people s public health. and that was something i guess that is approved of in the white house. so whether it s now the new attempt to try to roll back auto emission standards which will cost consumers literally billions of dollars and expose more kids to the risk of asthma or whether it s his reversal on the clean power plan or his decision not to ban this dangerous agricultural chemical, i guess he s doing what the president wants him to be doing. and if you have to give him some grudging credit, he s somewhat more effective at it than someone like ben carson or some of the other cabinet officers. i think that s probably right
so are you surprised, not surprised by his ability to endure? tom price you know, had a sort of down fall over the amount of travel he was doing. pruitt has done lots of travel, racked up real costs first class, $120,000 to italy, $40,000 flight to morocco. the condo deal. he s at war with his own administration he s running. how has he been able to survive? the one thing you have to say about pruitt, from his days as attorney general, he s a man on a mission. and he s been effective at trying to tear down the protections that epa has put in place to protect the environment and to protect people s public health. and that was something i guess that is approved of in the white house. so whether it s the now the new attempt to try to roll back auto emission standards which will