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Matthew Whitaker

In Twitter Thread, Rep. Jayapal Rips Trump's "Wild Claims and Lies" on Manufactured Border Crisis

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) questions Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker during an oversight hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 08, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

In Contentious Hearing, Defiant Whitaker Tells House Judiciary Chair, 'Your Five Minutes Are Up'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"There have been witnesses hauled out of committee rooms in irons for being far less arrogant."

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Accusing Trump of Trying to 'Subvert the Constitution to Protect Himself,' Senators Sue to Block Whitaker from Serving as Acting AG

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"The stakes are too high to allow the president to install an unconfirmed...

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Decrying Trump's 'Outrageous' Undermining of Mueller Probe, Attorneys and Watchdogs Call on Lawmakers to Force Whitaker's Recusal

Julia Conley, staff writer

New attorney general has demonstrated "irreparable" and "profound" conflicts of...

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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker

Absent Senate's Consent, Maryland Argues Trump Appointment of Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Unlawful

Threatening to Subpoena New Attorney General, Democrats Demand Recusal of 'Political Lackey' Matthew Whitaker

Displaying 'Resiliency of Democracy,' Hundreds of Protests in US Cities Small, Medium, and Large Rebuke Trump

Sessions Fired Hours After Midterm Elections, With Trump Naming Mueller Investigation Skeptic As Interim Successor

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Common Cause

Whitaker Refusal to Recuse & Pattern of Trump A.G. Choices Emphasize Need for Congressional Oversight

Democracy 21

29 National Organizations and Ethics Experts Urge Members of Congress to Ensure Whitaker Recusal and Mueller Protection

Common Cause

Hundreds of Protests Nationwide Call for Protecting Mueller Russia Investigation & Recusal of Acting A.G. Whitaker

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Michael Winship

In One Wretched Day, All You Need to Know About Donald J. Trump

Andrew Cohen

The Case for Matthew Whitaker Grows Weaker by the Day

Ryan Cooper

When Obstruction of Justice Is Glaringly Obvious

Victoria Bassetti

Matthew Whitaker’s Appointment Threatens the Rule of Law