you would be giving it to them for free. the fact this is discounted deal, the conflict of interest is also about the perception of conflict of interest. and what is this secretary offering now either now or implied sweetheart deals. politico did a big investigate as well, and, you know, one of the things we ve seen is this, for example, ryan zincy speaking of self-dealing, concerns about people of the interior department being asked to share information ahead of time, market valuable information about u.s. oil reserves and refusing to do that. i mean it is really troubling, and if donald trump wanted to drain the swamp he has not shown any one iota of evidence wanting to do that. in fact quite the contrary,
mcmaster over areas of foreign policy, interior secretary ryan zincy over excessive spending on travel, scott pruitt over pricey hotels and planes, h.u.d. secretary ben carson over the 31,000 dining set, betsy devos after a recent poor interview, jeff sessions over the russia investigation, and even his chief of staff john kelly for trying to exert too much control over the west wing leaving many wondering, who is next to go. now trump has offered economist and tv personality larry kudlow the role of chief economic adviser after gary cohn resigned over a disagreement on tariffs. i ve known him a long time. in this case, i think it is good that we don t agree on everything. i want a diverse opinion. reporter: meanwhile the blame
fire tonight. meanwhile who get forgot tom price s ousted for jet abuse. and also reports into ryan zincy was up to similar antics of using helicopter rides. trump s drug czar also out. considering in every one of these cases it was a combination of things. investigative reporting, a pressure on whether people were even qualified and scrutiny of what matters for qualifications even in the trump era. and now you have the political part. republicans feel like maybe they don t have to have trump s blessing to do their work or be a rubber strand. a reminder all of this how much alabama matters, how much investigative reporting matters. yes, how much truth matters. something to think about here in the wake of that political earthquake. up next, we turn the page because saturday night live has a big move.
or cheering it on. if you didn t direct it, that s okay. they are interesting into this territory that is very, very touch and go. it didn t go so well last time they were working together. thanks for now. appreciate it. coming up in the newsroom, the governor of puerto rico calling for the cancellation of a $300 million power contract awarded to a small contract in the hometown of the interior secretary, ryan zincy. a computer memory stick filled with highly sensitive information including the queen s route to heathrow airport. how did this drive end up on a sidewalk? details are straight ahead.
take time with respect to whoever is charged to finish up. while the process is unfolding with hearings and a trial date, those guys in bob mueller s office will work on other things as well. coming up in the newsroom, puerto rico s governor is trying to cancel a $300 million contract awarded in a country in the small town of the interior secretary. wa wait until you hear how the ceo explains how he got the contract. that s next. it s ok that everybody ignores me when i drive. it s fine, cause i get a safe driving bonus check every six months i m accident-free. and i don t share it with mom. right, mom? right. safe driving bonus checks, only from allstate. switching to allstate is worth it.