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Laurence Tribe: Whitaker Is ‘the Phony Acting Attorney General’

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Live,” Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe said the state of Maryland’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s “phony” acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker had merit. Tribe said, “The fact is that this a lawsuit brought against Attorney General

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Dem Sen. Coons Calls on Acting AG Whitaker to ‘Recuse Himself’

Sunday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) called on acting Attorney General Michael Whitaker to “recuse himself.” Despite Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s vote of confidence in Whitaker, Coons said he questions Whitaker’s ability to serve as Jeff Sessions’ replacement because of

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Pelosi: Trump Is Attempting ‘Obstruction, Suppression of the Vote’

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said by commenting on the Florida recount of the Senate and gubernatorial races, President Donald Trump was attempting “obstruction” and “suppression of the vote.” Partial transcript as follows:

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Schumer: Kavanaugh Dispute ‘Helped Us More Than It Hurt Us’

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the controversial confirmation process of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh helped the Democrats in last week’s midterm elections. Schumer said, “The bottom line is, you

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Nadler: ‘As of January 3, We Will Subpoena’ Whitaker

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the apparent future chairman of the Judicial House Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said his first act will be to subpoena newly appointed acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to clarify his past comments about

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Schumer: Whitaker Appointment ‘Will Create a Constitutional Crisis’

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in light of newly appointed acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s past comments about the Russia investigation, the Democrats will force legislation into a spending bill to protect Special Counsel Robert

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Pelosi: Whitaker Appointment ‘Does Violence to the Constitution’

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker did “violence to the Constitution” Pelosi said, “He should recuse himself for any review of the investigation because of statements

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