Senate Democrats Ask U.S. Court to Void Whitaker Appointment
- Lawmakers argue even acting attorney general must be confirmed
- Suit adds to pressure on Trump, may see Supreme Court review
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Three U.S. Senate Democrats sued to undo Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, stepping up the pressure on the president and adding to a series of challenges that could end up resolved by the Supreme Court.
The senators’ suit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, is at least the fourth legal objection to Whitaker as temporary successor to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom Trump ousted this month. Even some Republican senators have urged the president to name a permanent successor.