The Federalist Society’s national convention is the foremost gathering of conservative legal minds in America, and this year it was abuzz with the names of several giants from whom this critical part of President Donald Trump’s base hopes he will choose his next attorney general.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” George Washington Law Professor and Fox News Contributor Jonathan Turley argued that there is “a compelling argument” against Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment under the Appointments Clause. Turley began
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Tuesday’s “New Day” on CNN discussed the lawsuit he and fellow Democrats filed to challenge the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. Blumenthal questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s appointment, calling
Schumer requested the DOJ inspector general to probe “whether any potentially unlawful or improper communications have occurred between Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the White House, and other entities.”
Monday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed joining Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in a lawsuit arguing acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment was unconstitutional. Whitehouse said, “There’s a much more specific provision
Monday on CNN’s “Right Now,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said it was “pretty obvious” acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is not qualified for the job. On her colleagues challenging the appointment in court, Klobuchar said, “I actually am supportive of
Democrat Sens. Blumenthal, Whitehouse, and Hirono filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s appointment of acting AG Whitaker.
President Donald Trump in a tweet on Sunday mocked Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who is expected to become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned of a “disaster” for the GOP if acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker “terminated or shut down or played with” Department of Justice special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Graham said,
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” President Donald Trump said he would “not get involved” if acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker attempted to limit special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. When asked about Whitaker criticisms of the Russia probe, Trump
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” the probable incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Democrats would challenge the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. When asked if Democrats would challenge that appointment, Schiff replied, “Yes.” He continued, “I think
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) vowed that Democrats will do everything they can to get Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself due to the fact that Whitaker has “pre-judged” Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is defending the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, showing the president’s decision is consistent with the Constitution, federal law, and Supreme Court precedent, as the State of Maryland seeks a court order ousting Whitaker.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Shepard Smith Reporting,” Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano criticized the Department of Justice for their determination that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment is legal. Napolitano said, “I was
Wednesday on the Senate floor, Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) said he will oppose advancing any of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations out of committee until legislation protecting Department of Justice special counsel Robert Mueller got a full Senate
The Justice Department released a legal opinion Wednesday outlining why Matthew Whitaker can legally serve as the interim Attorney General.
George Conway, the husband of White House aide Kellyanne Conway, is launching a group aimed at encouraging attorneys to “speak out” against Trump.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment is likely unconstitutional and there are strong indicators that his appointment will be struck down by the courts. Anchor Erin Burnett asked,
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan said President Donald Trump WAS “brooding and sulking, concerned and quite anxious” about the potential results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Brennan said, “I think Mr. Trump realizes
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker won’t be able to get confirmed by the Senate and a “political hack” can’t be put in charge of the Department of
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
Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said President Donald Trump appointed acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker to be an “assassin” who kills special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Partial transcript as follows: BLITZER: You saw this very strong article, the
Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews said given Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general, President Donald Trump showed he has no “shame.” Matthews said, “The president’s decision to promote an unabashed loyalist like Whitaker to effectively highjack the
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday on CBS Face the Nation that he expects President Trump to appoint a new attorney general “early next year,” indicating that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker could serve in the position through the rest of the year.
During an interview broadcast on Monday’s “CBS This Morning,” Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy (R-LA) said he believes Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker won’t be there for very long and the president “will very shortly announce a permanent nominee.”
During a Sunday interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) weighed in on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s appointment to replace Jeff Sessions. Margaret Brennan asked Graham, “[A]re you going to ask [Whitaker] to recuse himself and
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
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
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
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
It is hard to see how arguments that President Trump cannot appoint Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, because even temporary top positions must be Senate-confirmed, could be correct. Otherwise the Constitution could deprive the nation of a functioning government every time a new party wins the presidency while the opposition party holds the Senate.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” MSNBC Legal Analyst and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler stated that he doesn’t believe Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker “is going to be around long.” Butler said, “Trump is saying now that he
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that “a functioning democracy requires” Democrats and Republicans unite “to protect Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.” He added that failure to do so means that “our nation starts to devolve into
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is “just a stooge” who is there to do what President Trump wants, and this is “a red line” and “the slow-moving coup.”
During an interview aired on Thursday’s edition of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to interfere with Special Counsel Robert
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, also a CNN contributor, said beginning with the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and all the way up to the potential actions of newly appointed acting
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Live,” Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe said President Donald Trump removing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general was a “slow motion constitutional crisis.” When asked why he believes the appointment of
Conway wrote in an op-ed that President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting Attorney General is “unconstitutional.”
With Jeff Sessions out as attorney general, veteran journalist Carl Bernstein suggested the new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, provides President Donald Trump with a “spy camera” into Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Bernstein said on CNN’s “New Day” that
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said President Donald Trump removing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general was an attempt to stop special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Waters said, “This action by
