Dems Request Docs On Appointment Of Whitaker As Acting AG

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

March 4, 2019 6:20 p.m.

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Why was former hot tub salesman Matthew Whitaker named Acting Attorney General? And, furthermore, what was asked of him once he assumed control of federal law enforcement?

One incident in which Trump allegedly asked Whitaker if he could put an ally — acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman — in charge of the Cohen investigation is at the center of the House Judiciary Committee’s crosshairs in the probe.

House investigators are interested in the following witnesses and entities:

Former chief of staff to Don McGahn Annie Donaldson
DOJ
Former White House Counsel Don McGahn
Donald Trump Jr., presidential son and Trump Org executive
Eric Trump, son of the president and Trump Org executive
FBI
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser
Jay Sekulow, personal attorney to President Trump
Michael Cohen, former personal attorney and fixer for President Trump
The White House

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Allegra Kirkland (@allegrakirkland) Allegra Kirkland is a New York-based reporter for Talking Points Memo. She previously worked on The Nation’s web team and as the associate managing editor for AlterNet. Follow her on Twitter @allegrakirkland.

Josh Kovensky is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo, based in New York. He previously worked for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine, covering politics, business, and corruption there.

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kelleyw says:

March 6, 2019

Am I the only person who’s noticed the acronym of the official title held at Justice by this salesman of toilets for over-endowed men?
That title now being Former Acting Attorney General?
And the acronym being…

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