WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker remains at the Justice Department, but in a very different role.
Whitaker, who last week appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, now works in the office of the associate attorney general.
That office oversees the Justice Department’s civil litigation as well as matters including civil rights, environmental and antitrust.
Meanwhile, William Barr is spending his first full day Friday as attorney general meeting with top-level staff and receiving briefings on Justice Department priorities. A Justice Department spokeswoman wouldn’t say if he’s been briefed yet on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
He was at the White House as President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to build a border wall. Trump told him to “enjoy your life.”
What does that mean? Ah - he looked “bad” on tv - even to his audience of one. So he is now relegated to someone Trump hardly knows and gets a dismissive good bye comment.
Lay Low Mr. WitlessWhitaker, your bumpy ride, I predict, is just going to get bumpier.
Eventually he’ll get his marching orders from Team Schlapp about firing Mueller.
Surprised he didn’t end up at the re election committee along with the others being paid hush money.
“Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker remains at the Justice Department, but in a very different role.”
Was expecting to hear that he was now a bouncer.
At least he hasn’t immediately become the new Chief of Staff at the WH.