Bad news for the Mueller investigation. Whitaker has been critical of Mueller.
Democrats call for Sessions’s successor to recuse himself from Russia probe https://t.co/dQ2dxfAVuJ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2018
An acting AG can serve for 210 days, though that can be extended if a person is nominated to permanently fill the vacancy and there are some other caveats as well. @tedbarrettcnn
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 7, 2018
Matthew Whitaker in July 2017 lamented how "the Russians are funding the DNC and helping Hillary Clinton — no one's advancing that."https://t.co/hTQdxMyFtG pic.twitter.com/aVnUJiXs5R
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 7, 2018
Here's the new acting Attorney General in July 2017 defending Don Jr.'s decision to take the Trump Tower meeting with Russians offering "dirt" on Hillary Clinton: "You would always take that meeting."(via CNN) pic.twitter.com/qFAhnhSSJK
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 7, 2018
Insight on the Sessions firing, nearly instant as usual, by @NatashaBertrand, including:
“Trump’s move could still backfire…. Sessions may now find himself both more vulnerable and more inclined to cooperate with Mueller…”https://t.co/e4PPcxEBwP
— David Priess (@DavidPriess) November 7, 2018
Whaddaya know: Mark Whitaker, now in charge of the Mueller investigation, chaired the 2014 campaign of Sam Clovis, a grand jury witness in that investigation. https://t.co/NzUkgjwOp1
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) November 7, 2018
Less than a day after the Democratic House takeover might have tempted you to relax a bit, Trump immediately reminded us that he's still a dangerous authoritarian who emboldens white nationalists and is prepared to burn it all down to save himself:https://t.co/XW5mULlAZ3
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 7, 2018
Really would have been nice if Congress had passed the bipartisan bill to protect the Mueller Investigation
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 7, 2018
Some more Whitaker criticism of the Mueller team, this one based on a Fox News report that cited an anonymous source. https://t.co/p3yCn0VXn5
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
Ohhhhhkkkkayyyyy https://t.co/uet5sENPLF
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 7, 2018
It is impossible to read Attorney General Sessions’ firing as anything other than another blatant attempt by @realDonaldTrump to undermine & end Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 7, 2018
Hours after the polls closed:
1. Trump fired Jeff Sessions
2. Removed Rosenstein from overseeing the Russia investigation
3. Installed Matt Whitaker to replace Sessions and oversee the Russia investigation. Whitaker has publicly stated that Mueller has exceeded his authority
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 7, 2018
NEW via @PostRoz @mattzap @CarolLeonnig: Sessions’s ouster throws future of special counsel probe into question https://t.co/VyJ4oS8OnI
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) November 7, 2018
This is the article in which Whitaker said the investigation was crossing a red line if he looked into Trump's finances: https://t.co/kgWk9KlAMM
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 7, 2018
Rosenstein is no longer overseeing the Mueller probe. Acting AG Matt Whitaker has control, per DOJ. https://t.co/TMryDKQNRB
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 7, 2018
A TWEET FOR THE AGES https://t.co/zNWGeuPQ66
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) November 7, 2018
The next two months are a time of peril for the Mueller investigation.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 7, 2018
Rosenstein will remain in his role as deputy attorney general, but Whitaker will take over supervising special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation https://t.co/V3fyhhPfwM pic.twitter.com/oAjCyw2Np7
— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2018
Matt Whitaker last year on Trump Tower meeting:
“You would always take the meeting."https://t.co/T0aR8XvVmk
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 7, 2018
THREAD: What should we make of Trump’s firing of Jeff Sessions? https://t.co/jQ9uyzxNO2
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 7, 2018
Schumer: “Given his previous comments advocating defunding and imposing limitations on the Mueller investigation, Mr. Whitaker should recuse himself from its oversight for the duration of his time as acting attorney general.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 7, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Schumer: "We would hope, if there's a constitutional crisis, that our Republican colleagues would join us in thwarting the president from creating that crisis." https://t.co/V3R9YdpAUU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2018
Sad! 