MS NOW's Jen Psaki was beside herself on Thursday as she reported on two blockbuster stories about corruption in the Trump administration.
NBC News reported that former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top lieutenant, Cory Lewandowski, asked federal contractors to pay him in exchange for growing their contracts with the agency. One company highlighted in particular was the private prison company, GEO Group.
"Oh boy!" Psaki exclaimed. "That is a hell of astory. And that is just one ofthe stories, just one about a major alleged grift we gottoday."
Bloomberg also reported on Thursday that President Donald Trump's son, Don Jr., recently invested in a rare earth minerals company at roughly the same time that the company secured a $620 million federal loan. That investment also happened at a time when the Trump administration is threatening to withhold funding for a critical H.I.V. prevention program in Zambia in exchange for more of the country's rare earth minerals.
"While the rare earth magnet startup was only valued at about $200 million when Don Jr.'s firm invested in it, today, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the startup is now valued at nearly $2 billion," Psaki reported.
Representatives for both Lewandowski and Trump Jr. have denied any wrongdoing.