Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker on Monday confirmed that he had been fully briefed on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and it was his understanding that the probe was “close to being completed.”
“I hope that we can get the report from Director Mueller as soon as possible,” Whitaker said. He made the comments at a press conference for the unveiling of unrelated charges against the Chinese company Huawei.
Whitaker was asked about comments he made before he joined the Justice Department that were critical of Mueller’s investigation.
“The statements that I made were as a private citizen only with publicly available information,” he said, adding that he was “comfortable” that the decisions that have been made are going to be reviewed “through the various means we have.”
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— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) January 28, 2019
Why the hell is he even saying this? To put pressure on Mueller to finish up, even if he’s not ready to do so? This seems highly inappropriate.
It’s over when it’s over. Even saying this may allow some remaining witnesses and their attorneys into making some calculations that may adversely affect the investigation.
I hope Nadler asks Whitaker if Trump put him up to this.
Maybe he wants it completed before his time is up. Whitaker’s only got a couple scaramuccis left before Barr takes over.
He said “I think” and “I hope.”
Oh please. I’m tired of hearing this. It brings back the days of Saturday Night Live when Generalissimo Francisco Franco was endlessly dying.
Still dead, BTW.