Whitaker Undercuts Trump’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Claims on Mueller Probe
- Combative acting attorney general spurns yes-no questions
- Mixed results in early test of Democrats’ investigative push
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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Friday that there’s no reason to interfere in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, undercutting President Donald Trump’s frequent claim the probe is a “witch hunt.”
Whitaker gave key assurances in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: “I have not interfered in any way” in Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. The special counsel is honest and “is complying with all regulations.” And “I have not talked to the president of the United States” or “senior White House officials” about the probe.