about Barr's possible bias against the investigation. Read full article » Former Acting AG Matt Whitaker Leaves DOJ Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has resigned from the U.S. Department of Justice, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed Monday, less than a month after William Barr was sworn in to replace

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ple," says Mimi Rocah, a former chief of the office's organized crime unit. In February the Times reported that Trump had asked Barr's predecessor, Matthew Whitaker, whether a perceived loyalist could be put in charge of the SDNY's work; Whitaker subsequently denied, under oath, having had any such conversation.

mer Trump AG to Ask for Pardons; He Never Registered as a Lobbyist The Daily Beast (12/01, Sollenberg) reported that former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker left the Trump administration and almost immediately started asking for presidential pardons, without registering as a lobbyist, even though he was

ations of Christopher Landau of Maryland to be Deputy Secretary Michael Rigas of Virginia to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources and Matthew Whitaker of Iowa to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with the rank and status of Ambassador

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