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Whitaker: I Would ‘Most Likely’ Contact FBI If Foreigner Promised Campaign Dirt

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. Fol... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. Following a subpoena fight between committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and the Justice Department, Whitaker was questioned about his oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker said Friday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing that he would “most likely” contact the FBI if he was a political candidate and a foreign national offered him dirt on his opponent.

Whitaker said he was hedging his answer because he has never been in such a situation so it was hard for him to answer it as a hypothetical.

The question, from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), appeared to be a reference to the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Russians and members of then-candidate Trump’s inner circle.

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Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan)  is a D.C.-based investigative reporter. She focuses on voting rights and previously covered health care for TPM.
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  1. Is there another choice?

  2. “Then again, I might not.”

  3. Avatar for dont dont says:

    “Most likely”? WTF. This clown was a US Attorney? WTF.

  4. Caught that, too. Said out loud, “MOST LIKELY?!” Gal a couple cubes over asked me if I was talking to her. To quote our illustrious Energy Secretary, “Oops.”

  5. What about kompromat?

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