Oil.
Those industry letters were
copied, virtually verbatim,
onto Scott Pruitt's letterhead,
then sent to government
agencies in Washington.
>> That's right.
>> Bob: To the EPA, the
Bureau Of Land Management,
to the White House,
to Barack Obama?
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> Bob: And The Fifth Estate
obtained a copy of this legal
brief written by
Scott Pruitt's office,
supporting TransCanada's lawsuit
against the Obama administration
for its handling of the
Keystone approval process.
And then there's this, a memo
from TransCanada forwarded to
Pruitt, providing the
Attorney General
with talking points for a public
hearing about Keystone,
"to just read at the time
you are called on to testify,"
as the memo puts it.
Pruitt apparently covered many
of the TransCanada's points in
his testimony.
>> I couldn't believe it.
I thought this is the most
embarrassing thing that could
happen, is to have an
elected Attorney General,
to be getting drafts of letters
telling him what to do and how
to do it.
>> Bob:of
the United States.
>> Bob: But apparently none of
it diminished Scott Pruitt's
stock in the eyes of
the new president.
Just the opposite.
>> Yes or no, does the president
believe that climate change is
real and a threat to
the United States?
>> You know, it's interesting
about all the discussions
we've had through the last
several weeks have been focused
on one singular issue...
Is Paris good or
not for this country?
>> Bob: When Trump named
Pruitt to head the EPA,
US official responsible
for defending American air,
land and water, to many
it was inexplicable.
>> Oh, I was shocked.
I thought, "This is just so
far removed from reality.
"How can this happen?"
>> Bob: But Big Oil
and Pruitt gadfly,
lawyer Garvin Isaacs, says he
understands why that choice
might make perfect
Trumpian sense.
>> Donald Trump wanted him
in there because he knew he was
going to protect the big money,
the oil and gas.
>> Bob: