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Whitaker was an outspoken critic of special counsel Robert Muellers probe before he became the chief of staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in September 2017. That has rightfully raised concerns that Whitaker might now attempt to sabotage Muellers investigation. But new information suggests that Whitaker while working for Sessions advocated on behalf of, and attempted to facilitate, Trumps desire to exploit the Justice Department and FBI to investigate the presidents enemies.
Whitakers open sympathizing with Trumps frequent complaints about the Mueller investigation resulted in an unusually close relationship between a president and a staffer of his level. The president met with Whitaker in the White House, often in the Oval Office, at least 10 times, a former senior administration official told me. On most of those occasions, Sessions was also present, but its unclear if that was always the case.
During this period, Whitaker frequently spoke by phone with both Trump and Chief of Staff John Kelly, this same official told me. On many of those phone calls, nobody else was on the phone except for the president and Whitaker, or only Kelly and Whitaker. As one senior law enforcement official told me, Nobody else knew what was said on those calls except what Whitaker decided to tell others, and if he did, whether he was telling the truth. Who ever heard of a president barely speaking to his attorney general but on the phone constantly with a staff-level person?
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/9/18080656/matthew-whitaker-trump-hillary-clinton-sessions-attorney-general
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)So tired of all this.
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)to go after Trump's political enemies.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)tanyev
(42,564 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)Yeah, that's it.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)He does this when he believes he may be accused of criminal behavior. We will have to wait where this all goes with regards to the fake AG -
Especially with the FBI reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into a company accused by the federal government of scamming aspiring inventors while new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker served on its advisory board.
moondust
(19,988 posts)Please tell me this is all just a made-for-TV comedy.
elocs
(22,580 posts)Has there ever been any public figure like Trump who lies so often and casually about things that can be so easily checked?
ZZenith
(4,122 posts)This is proof of his Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the presidency.
Cant remember a guy hes met ten times.
Outta here!!!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)He'll lie until it doesn't gain him anything.
UTUSN
(70,703 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2018, 10:42 PM - Edit history (1)
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