basis. these applications were denied for quote suspicious financial activity. and then harry reid, realizing that he could benefit his son financially and potentially himself politically decided to overturn those petitions by directly contacting u.s. cis and asking them to overturn those petitions. reporter: now the ig report did not call mayorkas a liar though in 2013 he said under oath quote i have never in my career exercised undue influence to eninfluence the outcome of a case. yesterday dhs secretary jeh johnson backed him up, calling him honest and patriotic. martha? martha: william, you re also saying this wasn t the only case where mayor york cast pulled some strings for powerful democrats according to reporting, right? reporter: exactly the ig report involves a film project in hollywood. he overturned decision after calls from former dnc chairman ed rendell.