All Of Our Questions For Matthew Whitaker

Matthew Whitaker, acting U.S. attorney general, attends the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.(Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) — Matthew Whitaker, acting U.S. attorney general, attends the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.(Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

November 20, 2018 5:45 p.m.

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker’s career trajectory took him from U.S. Attorney in Iowa to fourth-place finisher in that state’s Senate race to conservative activist in DC, from where he leapt to the DOJ. Along the way, he appears to...

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