inspector general, question is, how does this man from oklahoma survive? according to nbc, it including focusing on his accomplishments and trying to dispel these bad allegations. if that doesn't work, "new york times" got a hold of an internal document that indicates pruitt, he is going to try to put some of the blame on his staff. there's a high integrity move. i want to bring in nbc's kacie hunt live on the hill. it wasn't me, blame it on my staff. we need to remember what pruitt's staff looks like. there's epa lifers who are sort of these obama holdovers. then there's the people doing all the work inside who are the trump administration appointed republicans. and then there's the oklahoma mafia, surrounding scott pruitt. the people that got giant raises who are facilitating his glam lifestyle. who exactly is he going to pin this on? >> so much for the buck stops here, scott pruitt under increasing fire from members of