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Acting AG Matthew Whitaker cleared to oversee Trump-Russia investigation, source says
Fox News ^ | Dec. 20, 2018 | y Brooke Singman, Jake Gibson

Posted on 12/20/2018 8:38:40 AM PST by libstripper

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will not recuse himself from overseeing the Russia probe, despite mounting pressure from Democrats who cite his “hostility” toward Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation.

A source familiar with the matter told Fox News on Thursday that Whitaker met with Justice Department ethics officials this week, who told him he was not precluded from overseeing Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling and potential collusion with Trump campaign associates during the 2016 presidential election.

Whitaker, who served as chief of staff to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions until Sessions was fired, has faced extreme pressure from Democrats to recuse himself to ensure that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein continues in that role.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agwhitaker; investigation; mueller; trump; whitaker
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To: Trump.Deplorable
Whitaker should take the initiative and just do it.......will get heat from the media and dimms, but Pres Trump can go on-record and say he didn’t order it.

Nice play.

21 posted on 12/20/2018 9:25:20 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: libstripper

Oh yeah, this time its different!
NOW things are gonna happen!
Hillary will be arrested !
Comey will be arrested!
Brennan will be arrested!
Clapper will be arrested!
Page/Strozck arrested!

Trust the plan/sarc off


22 posted on 12/20/2018 9:31:37 AM PST by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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To: libstripper
"Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will not recuse himself from overseeing the Russia probe..."

It'll be very interesting to discover the expiration date of this position.

Not holding my breath...

23 posted on 12/20/2018 9:37:40 AM PST by DJ Frisat (Hey - what happened to my clever tag line?)
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To: libstripper
A source familiar with the matter told Fox News on Thursday...

Unnamed source.

I'll wait until I see Rosenswine no longer running things, before I believe it.

24 posted on 12/20/2018 10:27:12 AM PST by FreeReign
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