By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says that he hasn’t talked to President Donald Trump about the Mueller probe and not interfered with the investigation in anyway.
That’s what he told the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Vox news reports.
During intense questioning by House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Whitaker conceded that he had been briefed, but refused to say how many times and when.
Still, it’s unclear if anyone else in Whitaker’s orbit briefed anyone in the White House about the probe.
WHITAKER: “At no time has the White House asked for nor have I provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsel investigation, or any other investigation.”
Adds that he won’t testify about his conversations with Trump, citing executive privilege. pic.twitter.com/lUEwl1A6gv
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 8, 2019
