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State of Maryland Challenges Whitaker’s Appointment as AG
President Trump’s appointment of a loyalist, Matthew Whitaker, to replace ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing a court challenge.
President Trump’s appointment of a loyalist, Matthew Whitaker, to replace ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing a court challenge.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com By now appointees of President Donald Trump have learned to keep an updated resume within arm’s reach. So, many get fired. The latest, who appears to be headed for a firing is Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the Washington Post reports. The firing could happen in coming weeks or sooner, the paper…
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has ties to a Florida company that is under an FBI investigation for allegedly scamming customers out of $26 million, The Wall Street Journal reports.
With Democrats now controlling the House of Representatives, President Trump’s pick for interim attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is likely to face tough scrutiny in the form of hearings.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Saturday Night Live has taken plenty shots at Jeff Sessions as attorney general. On Saturday night, the show weighed in once again, this time on his firing.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It might not come as a shock that some attorneys would conclude that the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is unconstitutional. But it’s certainly a bigger deal when one of those lawyers speaking up is the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. In an opinion piece in the New…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The rumblings involving the Robert Mueller probe declined quite a bit before the Nov. 6 election. Now, they’re revving up again. Gabriel Sherman writes in Vanity Fair that some folks are concerned Donald Trump Jr. may have perjured himself with investigators when he said he never told his father in advance…