know, the way you put it, frank. i think he may have ended up closer to the way you re putting it, michael. well, what s amazing to me is to think about how much michael cohen gave up to donald trump. so he was a young man who went to a law school that wasn t exactly harvard or yale. trump gave him all these rewards and status probably before he was ready for them. elevated him very quickly. and he gave in exchange essentially his ethics, his morality. what is this favor trump was talking about? he said he hired him today because didn t hire him today but he said he hired him because he was doing him a favor. what s he talking about? i think that s just silliness. i don t think there s a spec thing. i think he hired michael cohen because he met him in real estate circles and business circles. he saw this was a guy i think
seeking formal interview with five top aides why and how much trouble is pruitt? i don t know how much trouble he s in. the reason the oversight committee wants to know whether or not the epa is a good steward of taxpayer money is because congress created the epa, fund the epa, entirely legitimate for us to ask, are you being good stewards of the american taxpayer dollar and appropriate because we have jurisdiction over government ethics to look into the lease, i didn t hire him. i m not the one contemplating promoting him or getting rid of him, that s all for president trump, but congress does have a responsibility to provide oversight and the responsible way to do it is gather documents, look, we are not having a prime time hearing. chris: let me ask you because i have 30 seconds left, how troubled are you by this report that he s spent too much money on his desk, office, the planes, the security detail, that there are some serious ethical questions here about mr. pruitt?
epa administrator scott pruitt seeking formal interview with five top aides why and how much trouble is pruitt? i don t know how much trouble he s in. the reason the oversight committee wants to know whether or not the epa is a good steward of taxpayer money is because congress created the epa, fund the epa, entirely legitimate for us to ask, are you being good stewards of the american taxpayer dollar and appropriate because we have jurisdiction over government ethics to look into the lease, i didn t hire him. i m not the one contemplating promoting him or getting rid of him, that s all for president trump, but congress does have a responsibility to provide oversight and the responsible way to do it is gather documents, look, we are not having a prime time hearing. chris: let me ask you because i have 30 seconds left, how troubled are you by this report that he s spent too much money on his desk, office, the planes, the security detail, that there
bar. that s important more me to know someone hacked the dnc server, someone hacked john podesta emails, someone played games with the american people, whether or not there s a dossier, i m never faulted or discrediting the dossier discrediting the russia probe. chris: one final question, i want to switch subjects, in your role of house oversight committee you wrote a letter to epa administrator scott pruitt seeking formal interview with five top aides why and how much trouble is pruitt? i don t know how much trouble he s in. the reason the oversight committee wants to know whether or not the epa is a good steward of taxpayer money is because congress created the epa, fund the epa, entirely legitimate for us to ask, are you being good stewards of the american taxpayer dollar and appropriate because we have jurisdiction over government ethics to look into the lease, i didn t hire him.
on 9/11 and he repeated his claim of being a firefighter on 9/11 in his new york times editorial to take his anti-trump stand. but then texas abc affiliate found some of his resume questionable. the fire fighting unit he claimed to be on didn t hire him until october 10, 2001, a month after the attacks and the department didn t respond to the 9/11 sites. wfaa found more droutroubling information. his job listing is false, last five years in bankruptcy, they say. he then released a defense, which read in part, quote, that story exhibits a reckless disregard for the truth. i never claim to be a first responder on 9/11 with the manassas park deputy. i was a volunteer firefighter at the time for the dale city fire deputy when i responded to the attacks at the pentagon.