corruption in the country to get here and have no opportunity to even turn yourself in. it s the basic hupen right they say they deserve and apparently now some of them are slowly beginning to get it. it is a u.n. convention to which the use is a cig tory that refugees are at least be granted a hearing for asylum. thank you. we ll continue to stay on that sor story. another lawsuit, this one aimed at the epa. the state of california is leading the charge against scoot pruitt and his calls to roll back auto emissions standards. this is actually why scott pruitt is there. remember that. for all the other stuff we re talking about the spending and the security, scott pruitt in his mind, his job is to roll back regulations on the environment. california is one of 18 states as well as district of columbia suing for the recommendation that standards on emissions be
peter? big fireworks on the house side of the capitol. that s where the epa director scoot pruitt is facing tough questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about whether or not he did favors for friends and whether or not he s been wasting money. the mounting evidence of serious ethics violations, incredible investigations at the highest level cannot go unscrutinized. congressman tamko is a democrat there. republicans in charge of the energy department seem concerned about reports as they have seen about sweetheart deals on rents and a lobbyist apartment and taxpayers funding things that have no do with public protection. this is also about the way we conduct our business. it s no secret there s been many stories in the press about the management and operations of the
exorbitant spending that is happening. we could have merely had a conversation and could be critical just on the policies. but then again, we have unforced errors of folks that are creating problems for themselves. no one did this but administrator pruitt. we ll see how it goes. scoot pruitt with a history as a lawmaker in oklahoma. thanks very much for being with us. thank you. he is accused of deliberately running down dozens of innocent people. now the suspect in the deadly van attack in toronto making his first appearance in court. stay with us.
it is not looking good for scott pruitt. the time has epa administrator has been swamped with ethics issues. in a new report out monday the government accountability office, a congressional watchdog agency said the e.p.a. broke the law when it installed a $43,000 phone booth in pruitt s office and didn t tell congress. that puts a $5,000 cap on how much political appointees can spend on office items without telling congress first. in a separate report, the e.p.a. s inspector general had documents showing pruitt approved raises. let s look at the ethics issues. there s the $43,000 phone booth which the epa argued was necessary to discuss sensitive information. reportedly other secure facilities at the epa for that very purpose. then there s pruitt s living situation and his sweet deal to
next, epa administrator scoot pruitt protecting at least one kind of swamp. he s accused of very heavy spending and luxury travel on the taxpayer s dime. he might actually have to pay tax on it. next, we ll break down the many accusations against him as the washington post calls for him to be fired. you re watching velshi and ruhle . my day starts well before