Trump's acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, has no intention of recusing from Russia probe,...
Source: The Washington Post
Trumps acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, has no intention of recusing from Russia probe, associates say
By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey November 8 at 12:17 PM
Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has no intention of recusing himself from overseeing the special counsel probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to people close to him who added they do not believe he would approve any subpoena of President Trump as part of that investigation.
Since stepping into his new role on Wednesday, Whitaker has faced questions principally from Democrats about whether he should recuse from the Russia investigation, given that he has written opinion pieces in the past about the investigation, and is a friend and political ally of a witness.
On Thursday, two people close to Whitaker said he has no intention of taking himself off the Russia case.
Ethics officials at the Justice Department are likely to review his past work to see if he has any financial or personal conflicts. In many instances, that office does not require a Justice Department official to recuse, but suggests a course of action. In the past, senior Justice Department officials tend to follow such advice, but they are rarely required to do so, according to officials familiar with the process.
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laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Pshaw!
Trump's last ditch power play to avoid prosecution.
Racerdog1
(808 posts)Only been on CNN many times bumping his gums about how to shut down this investigation. Nazi looking fucker is nothing but a puppet for the orange plague that currently infects the White House.
blugbox
(951 posts)Of himself!!
Does a murder suspect get to pick his judge and jury?
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FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Just sayin'
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)Jerrold Nadler
Adam Schiff
Maxine Waters
for starters.....................
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)And will regret his actions soon.