Joy-Ann Reid names it @ minute 1:40:
— a partial transcript:
“I think what we have to realize is that Trump admires Putin in every way, including encouraging the proliferation of American oligarchs. What Scott Pruitt is busy doing is hawking liquid natural gas for his landlord’s client in Morocco. Taking luxury trips. Treating his office as if it is his personal fiefdom for his own enrichment and luxury.
“His [Trump’s] entire cabinet is behaving this way. [...]
“This is an American oligarchy. We're being robbed right under our noses by a regime that is really no different than a lot of the kleptocratic regimes around the world. It’s just that Americans have not seen one up close.”
— April 5th, 2018
?resident Trump says Scott Pruitt is doing a "great job" at the EPA, denying he will switch him to head the Justice Department. Lawrence O'Donnell argues that despite the denial, it's still a possibility. Joy Reid, Ron Klain, Jennifer Rubin & Josh Earnest weigh in.
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Also reported this evening:
Published on Apr 5, 2018
Rachel Maddow looks at the relationship between Donald Trump adviser Carl Icahn and EPA chief Scott Pruitt and how Icahn's business interests intertwine with Pruitt's ethics scandals and peculiar EPA policies.
Rachel Maddow talks with Nicolle Wallace:
— April 5th, 2018
Nicolle Wallace talks with Rachel Maddow about why the scandals surrounding EPA chief Scott Pruitt have outgrown the bounds of his agency and are now part of the story of the dysfunctional Donald Trump White House.
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Another segment from a conservative tonight, Nicolle Wallace:
Published on Apr 5, 2018
As the number of controversies and bad headlines grow for embattled EPA Director Scott Pruitt, Trump voices his support while speaking to reporters. Our panel reacts.
— any denial claimed by Trump is usually followed by that very thing