at least one of the contracts has now come under skrutny. that for a surveillance sweep for bugs in scott pruett s office was steered by this guy, pratta to an official or a business partner of his who works with his outside firm. so you have the merger of the outside employment, which is controversial and something that the federal government tries to restrict, particularly when it comes to federal agents, and scott pruett s spending in a way that is sure to draw additional scrutiny from lawmakers. pratta dot a waver to have outside employment under the obama administration. what s the deal with that? that s correct. he got this waiver in 2013 that allowed him to start a security firm that would do a very narrow scope of work, that being mostly related to cyber security. however, what he is advertising on his website a website that does feature this guy how got the $3,000 contract for the
the national enquirer and radar chief among them, have put an emphasis on helping mr. trump and hurting his rivals, including endorsing his presidential bid. joining me now is ken vogel, one of the authors of the new york times piece. good to see you. welcome. hey katy. what is the deal with this. scott pruett has new controversy every day. why is this one potentially a big deal as well. this guy, the head of his security detail, was instrumental in clearing the way for some of the spending on travel and other sort of perks of office that have come under scrutiny from both congress and the epa inspector general. there were objections at the agency from senior staff members who thought that this type of spending was improper and unnecessary. and this guy, pratta was the guy who both signed off on it and who tried to tamp down on opposition from within the agency. he was successful on that front.