Rick Scott on His Wife's Investments: "I didn't, I – I – I mean, I'm responsible for, you know, what I do."

At a press availability today in Coral Gables, Rick Scott again lied to Floridians about his vast conflicts of interest.

“Rick Scott is failing to come clean to the people of Florida about his spiraling conflicts of interest,” said American Bridge spokesperson Joshua Karp. “Let’s be clear: His family money is his money. He and wife file taxes jointly. Their massive wealth pays for his luxury lifestyle. It funds his campaigns. Rick Scott is lying to the people of Florida.”

REPORTER: Mr Governor, with respect ot this report form the maimi herald and the tampa bay time recording your wife’s invesement in Bightline’s parent company. What are voters to take from that in that you turned away money for high speed rail when you first came in to office, and now you seem to be in favor of it now that your wife is invested. What are voters to take away from that, sir?

RICK SCOTT: Well let’s remember what I did. When I became governor, I put my assets in a blind trust. So I didn’t buy assets. I didn’t sell assets. I don’t know what they – what my uh bliind trust owned. The – with regard to the high speed rail project from Orlando to Tampa and back, it was a disaster it was a financial idsaster, it never made any money. Lets look at other statse that took it, look at CA, look at CT, it didn’t work.

REPORTER: Are you in favor of it now in Florida?

RICK SCOTT: I have not been involved. Its – I have made sure we didn’t put up any state money for uh for uh for brightlne, uh, it’s a private project, they can do it on their own, but I can tell you, I don’t have, I – think about what I did — not only did I put my assets in a blind trust, I didn’t take a salary —

REPORTER: We’re talking about your wife though, sir.

RICK SCOTT: I didn’t, I – I – I mean, I’m responsible for, you know, what I do. I put my assets in a blind trust, I don’t know how they intvested their dollars. But on top of that, okay, what I’ve done — I’ve done [to] make sure I don’t have a conflict right, but on top of that — I didn’t take the salary, I sold the state plane, I paid my way around the state, so I’ve saved the state money and I’m focused on job creation.

STAFFER:  Okay that’ll be it for today guys.

REPORTER: Don’t you think voters are gong to look at your wife’s investment in that and have serious questions about —

REPORTER 2: Do you ever talk with your wife about any of this?

of course not of course not

STAFFER: All right, thank you guys.

STAFFER 2: Thank you, thank you.