what time on cspan is attorney general matthew whitaker‘s testimony

by Josephine Hansen III 8 min read

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Earlier: Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker testified at the House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing.

Whitaker's testimony is over

The House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing, where Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker took lawmakers' questions, just wrapped up.

Whitaker says he has not received the Mueller report

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker said he has not received special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Whitaker says he hasn't been involved in talks of any pardons, including ones for Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen

Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell asked Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker about any discussions inside his department about potential pardons for former Trump associates Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn and Michael Cohen.

Whitaker denies report that Trump lashed out at him

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker denied a CNN report that President Trump had lashed out at him on at least two occasions, angered by federal prosecutors who referenced the President's actions in crimes his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to.

Democratic congressman tells Whitaker: "Keep your hands off the Mueller investigation"

Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who earlier today told CNN that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was acting like a "petulant child," opened his five-minute questioning by asking, "Who are you? Where did you come from? And how the heck did you become the head of the Department of Justice?"

GOP congresswoman calls Whitaker hearing "a joke"

Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, a Republican from Arizona, described her disappointment over the House Judiciary Committee's handling of Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker's hearing.

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