President Donald Trump has nominated Matt Whitaker to serve as Ambassador to NATO…
National Security Leaders Urge Congress to Investigate FBI over Security Clearances in Wake Of Durham Report…
A group of former National Security leaders sent a letter Thursday to House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer in the wake of Special Counsel John Durham’s report, calling on them to hold oversight hearings regarding FBI practices on issuing and revoking security clearances…
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Leaves Justice Department…
Less than three weeks after William Barr was confirmed as Trump’s next Attorney General, Whitaker has quietly exited the Department of Justice. A spokesperson for the Justice Department “did not expand on the circumstances surrounding [Whitaker’s] departure or his plans after leaving.” Whitaker served as the acting Attorney General for several months following the resignation of […]
Defiant DOJ Boss Leaves House Dems Fuming with Snarky Replies…
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stunned onlookers and lawmakers during an already-contentious House hearing Friday, when he tried to call time on the Democratic chairman after yet another line of questioning regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. The retort came after Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., first said he wanted Whitaker to appear for a private […]
Says He Never Interfered in Mueller Probe…
Whitaker: Mueller Probe Is ‘Close to Being Completed’…
In his first question-and-answer session with reporters since becoming Acting Attorney General last November, Matthew Whitaker on Monday announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.” Whitaker’s remarks came just days after Mueller ordered the dramatic predawn arrest of former Trump adviser Roger Stone on charges he allegedly lied to Congress and directed another witness […]
Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Finally Cleared to Oversee Trump-Russia Investigation…
Many likely thought that Matt Whitaker, the man appointed by President Trump to temporarily take over for departed (do-nothing) Attorney General Jeff Sessions, was already overseeing the Trump-Mueller investigation. Not so. Enemies of POTUS Trump attempted to force Whitaker to recuse himself, thus shielding the Mueller investigation from any real/non-biased, oversight. Whitaker did his due […]
Mueller: Whitaker Appointment Has ‘No Effect’ on Ongoing Legal Challenge…
President Trump’s decision to tap Matthew Whitaker as Acting attorney general has “no effect” on an ongoing legal challenge to Robert Mueller’s authority, prosecutors working for the special counsel said in a court filing on Monday. Mueller’s team addressed Whitaker’s appointment in a supplemental brief filed in the case involving Andrew Miller, an associate of […]
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Appointment by Trump on Solid Legal Grounds…
Matthew Whitaker can properly serve as acting attorney general without Senate confirmation, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Wednesday, though the document is unlikely to end the debate over Mr. Whitaker’s installation as the country’s top law-enforcement officer. The Justice Department argues Mr. Whitaker’s appointment was lawful under a statute called the […]
Yes, Matt Whitaker Qualifies as Acting Attorney General by Jonathan Turley…
Today I have two columns in USA Today and The Hill on the sacking of Jeff Sessions and appointment of Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. The Hill column challenges arguments that Whitaker must recuse himself. However, this morning some members and commentators have declared that Whitaker cannot serve as an Acting […]