Whitaker Cleared to Oversee Mueller Probe After Ethics Investigation

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Whitaker Cleared to Oversee Mueller Probe After Ethics Investigation
Townhall, Dec 21, 2018

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has passed the ethics test, according to the Department of Justice. Following an investigation, Whitaker has the green light to oversee the Robert Mueller Russia investigation.

Democrats won't be happy. They still have several issues with Trump's temporary appointment of Whitaker, including his apparent inexperience. They've also accused Trump of circumventing Congress with the appointment, demanding that Whitaker sit before a Senate committee before taking on the responsibility of acting AG. Critics also note how he often Whitaker has publicly criticized the probe he's now overseeing. Yet, following an ethics probe there's no need for him to recuse himself, the DOJ announced Thursday.

Now that Whitaker has been cleared, he'll begin receiving regular briefs on the investigation.


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Trump has nominated William Barr as the next permanent attorney general, but he too has a history of questioning the merits of the Mueller probe. In a memo written this past June, Barr wrote that Trump was well within his executive authority during his controversial meetings with former FBI Director James Comey and that some aspects of the Mueller investigation were based on "fatally misconceived” theories.