Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?
Thursday, 15 November 2018 A day after the midterm elections, PresidentDonald Trump replaced outgoing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Justice Department lawyer Matthew Whitaker. Critics say Trump acted unlawfully because Whitaker hasn’t received Senate confirmation for the role. At stake in the dispute over Sessions’ successor is a fight for control of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s 2016 election meddling and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. As acting attorney general, Whitaker oversees the probe, which he has publicly criticized as overly broad. Attorneys for the Justice Department argue Whitaker’s appointment is on solid legal ground. But some constitutional experts ... >>More
The US Supreme Court is now handling President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Reuters reports lawyers are set to ask the justices on Fridayif the action was lawful. Critics have said the president’s appointment of Whitaker violated the Constitution and...
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A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by the state of Maryland that sought to preserve the Affordable Care Act and raised a prominent challenge to... Wall Street Journal - US
In a back-and-forth with the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jerrold Nadler, Matthew G. Whitaker, the acting attorney general, said he had provided no... NYTimes.com - US
President *Donald Trump* ripped Democrats at Acting Attorney General *Matthew Whitaker*'s hearing yesterday for being "vicious." Mediaite - EntertainmentAlso reported by •Seattle Times •FOXNews.com
The man currently running the Justice Department and overseeing the Russia investigation was answering questions on Capitol Hill Friday. Acting Attorney General... CBS News - PoliticsAlso reported by •NYTimes.com •NPR •Delawareonline •The Wrap
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