Newly unearthed interview shows Trump's EPA chief Pruitt believed Trump would be 'abusive' to the Constitution

Scott Pruitt, the man who would go on to become President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, once worried that Trump would do massive damage to the rule of law in the United States.

As the Washington Post reports, a newly unearthed interview conducted back in February 2016 shows Pruitt -- who at the time served as Oklahoma's attorney general -- expressed grave concerns about what Trump would mean for American constitutional order.

"I believe that Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that’s saying a lot," Pruitt said on talk radio program "The Pat Campbell Show."

Later in the interview, Pruitt described his fears about why Trump would be more "abusive" than Obama.

"I really believe he would use a blunt instrument," Pruitt explained. "This president at least tries to nuance his unlawfulness."

Pruitt also agreed with Campbell that he said that Trump was "dangerous" and "a bully."