Mar 04, 2019 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Matthew Whitaker, whose brief tenure as acting U.S. attorney general was marred by accusations he might try to interfere in a probe of President Donald Trump’s campaign, left...
Matt Whitaker AP. Ex-acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker quietly left the Justice Department over the weekend, according to multiple reports. Whitaker’s abrupt …
Mar 04, 2019 · Whitaker was previously Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, and was appointed acting Attorney General in November after President Trump ousted Sessions in apparent response to Sessions recusing himself...
Mar 06, 2019 · Whitaker, Former Acting US Attorney General, Leaves Justice Dept. March 6, 2019 March 5, 2019 Admin Matthew Whitaker, whose brief tenure as acting U.S. attorney general was marred by accusations he might try to interfere in a probe of President Donald Trump’s campaign, left his Justice Department job over the weekend, a department spokeswoman …
After leaving the Justice Department, Whitaker became a guest on news and analysis shows including as a CNN contributor, and was affiliated with the law firm of Graves Garrett. In August 2019, he became a managing director at Axiom Strategies and Clout Public Affairs.
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Jeffrey A. RosenPreceded byWilliam BarrSucceeded byMonty Wilkinson (acting)38th United States Deputy Attorney GeneralIn office May 22, 2019 – December 23, 202027 more rows
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On Wednesday, the political watchdog group American Oversight called on the Office of Special Counsel to investigate Whitaker for possible violations of the Hatch Act, which restricts political activities by federal employees.
Whitaker collected more than $1.2 million as the leader of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a group that described itself as a charitable nonprofit dedicated to “promoting accountability, ethics, and transparency in government and civic arenas,” though it largely worked to promote conservative causes.
In a conflict of interest that’s most certainly not lost on Trump, Whitaker has been openly critical of Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign ― an investigation he now oversees until Trump taps a permanent replacement.
Jeff Sessions, the lawful evil Darth Vader to Trump’s chaotic evil Joker, is out. I will waste no time mourning the end of his reign of terror over black and brown communities. Sure, any Trump appointee would have tried to do the same thing, but Sessions was devilishly effective.
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