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10:22pm, 19th March, 2019

House Democrat says Trump appeared to influence Whitaker in Cohen case

A leading House Democrat said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump appears to have influenced former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to raise doubts about the campaign finance case against Trump's former lawyer.

U.S. lawmakers emerge from Whitaker meeting with conflicting accounts

10:47pm, 13th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. lawmakers emerge from Whitaker meeting with conflicting accounts

U.S. lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed-door meeting with former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday with conflicting accounts of their conversation with the controversial Trump ally.

Former U.S. AG Whitaker to clarify House testimony: Nadler

9:32pm, 26th February, 2019

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Former U.S. AG Whitaker to clarify House testimony: Nadler

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker agreed to meet with lawmakers to clarify his testimony, a congressional leader said on Tuesday, referring to an appearance where Whitaker was quizzed about whether President Donald Trump had sought...

Democratic senators sue to challenge Trump's Whitaker appointment

12:19pm, 19th November, 2018

Politics

Democratic senators sue to challenge Trump's Whitaker appointment

Three Democratic senators filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying Trump violated the U.S. Constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomina...

Trump would not intervene if Whitaker moves to curtail Mueller probe

11:09am, 18th November, 2018

Politics

Trump would not intervene if Whitaker moves to curtail Mueller probe

President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he would not intervene if Matthew Whitaker, his acting U.S. attorney general, moved to curtail Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 preside...

Justice Department says Trump has power to name Whitaker

10:47am, 14th November, 2018

Politics

Justice Department says Trump has power to name Whitaker

The U.S. Justice Department defended the legality of President Donald Trump's appointment of Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, saying he has the authority to name a replacement for the fired Jeff Sessions outside of the depa...

Top Senate Democrat challenges Trump on Whitaker appointment

2:30pm, 9th November, 2018

Politics

Top Senate Democrat challenges Trump on Whitaker appointment

President Donald Trump's appointment of a new acting attorney general faced growing scrutiny on Friday, with the U.S. Senate's top Democrat accusing him of ignoring the proper line of succession and some legal experts calling it unconstitut...

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Top Senate Democrat challenges Trump on Whitaker appointment

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