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Trump’s decision to elevate Matthew Whitaker to acting attorney general immediately set off a legal and constitutional brawl. The move gave the White House a loyalist in charge of the department that was supervising the Mueller investigation, and Democrats wasted no time arguing that the appointment was designed to protect the president more than the public interest.
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Trump’s decision to elevate Matthew Whitaker to acting attorney general immediately set off a legal and constitutional brawl. The move gave the White House a loyalist in charge of the department that was supervising the Mueller investigation, and Democrats wasted no time arguing that the appointment was designed to protect the president more than the public interest.
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