When Matthew Whitaker assumed the role of acting attorney general in November 2018 after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired, it was part of a nefarious scheme by Donald Trump to subvert the Justice Department’s chain of command. Whitaker, an outsider, told friends at the time that his purpose for taking the job was “to…
Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is “close to being completed.” Whitaker told reporters at a press conference that he has been “fully briefed on the investigation.” “I hope that we can get the report from Director Mueller as soon as possible,” he said. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said…
House Democrats are investigating acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to determine if he has ever improperly shared information about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation with President Trump or his lawyers. In his position as acting Attorney General Whitaker has learned sensitive information about the investigation by participating in Justice Department briefings. Democrats believe that this…
Many people are very worried about Robert Mueller and his Russia investigation. Some people are worried that Donald Trump will undercut Mueller by issuing pardons . As Jason Easley from PoliticusUSA wrote yesterday: “Democrats have been expecting that Trump would try to abuse the pardon power to obstruct justice since the Mueller investigation began. House…
Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California has his sights set on Matthew Whitaker, and he is not happy about what he sees. Schiff is the current ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee which means that in January he will replace Devin Nunes as chairman of the powerful committee. On Sunday Schiff complained that the…
The problems of acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker keep piling up. Already he has gotten into hot water for past comments that were critical of the Mueller probe . Then he found out that he is being investigated for fraud by House Democrats. And several senators have brought a lawsuit saying his appointment is unconstitutional….
Apparently acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker isn’t going anywhere. A confidential source has told Axios that President Trump has shown “no great urgency” in nominating a replacement for former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and is very pleased with Whitaker’s supposed “courage” in defending him. “Clearly what he likes about him is he’s holding his ground,…
President Donald Trump on Thursday tore into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, saying that investigators have “gone absolutely nuts” and that they are “a disgrace” to the country. “The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess. They have found no collusion and have gone absolutely nuts,” Trump tweeted. “They are screaming…
Several powerful Democratic members of the House of Representatives issued a press release Wednesday evening saying that they are beginning an probe into possible illegal actions by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. Specifically they will be investigating Whitaker’s involvement in a company that was deemed to be a scam by federal law enforcement agencies. “Because…
The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker previously lead a mysterious right-wing organization that existed to issue false statements against Democrats. According to The Daily Beast Whitaker worked as executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT). Last year FACT had defended then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions for telling…