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Acting AG Whitaker Has Ties to Company under FBI Investigation
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.
Democratic-Controlled House to Probe Trump’s New AG Matt Whitaker
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.
SNL Takes a Shot at the Fired Jeff Sessions and President Trump
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.
Kelly Conway’s Husband: Hiring Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is Unconstitutional
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…
Ex-West Wing Official: I’m Worried About Donald Trump Jr. Getting Indicted
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…
Homeland Security Teams up with Company for Fentanyl Sensors
The lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl is so potent that first responders have been hospitalized for exposure to the substance by just being near it.
Mueller Foes Urge Federal Court to End Special Counsel Probe of Russia, Trump
The legality of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia meddling and possible collision by Trump’s campaign is facing its most significant challenge since he was appointed in April 2017.