Whitaker ‘Did Not Deny’ Discussing Cohen Case With Trump, a Top Democrat Says

By artappraiser on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:08pm |

In the meeting, aides said Whitaker cited the failed prosecution in a campaign finance case brought against John Edwards, the former D senator, and said that he told staff members he believed certain claims in the SDNY case were “specious.”https://t.co/40Nh15yDx8
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) March 14, 2019

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The fact that we are even having any conversation at all about how to interpret Whitaker's conversations w/POTUS regarding an investigation of the president means to me that the president clearly wanted to influence the AG. @CNN @OutFrontCNN ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/PlkvDYmJKA
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) March 14, 2019

Rep. Jerry Nadler spoke after meeting with former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker today — here's what he told reporters https://t.co/aYIcGo5zvO pic.twitter.com/3ujTsGHLwf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 13, 2019

My view is that former Deputy AG Matthew Whitaker lied to me, or at the very least seriously misled the @HouseJudiciary Committee, when he said "No" to my direct question of whether he discussed SDNY investigations with @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/JwyUVexTJf
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 13, 2019

Reupping: POTUS asked Whitaker late last year whether Berman could unrecuse from the Cohen case, per people familiar with the discussions. https://t.co/kgWQcCQDBM
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 14, 2019

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:16pm

Whitaker ‘Did Not Deny’ Discussing Cohen Case With Trump, a Top Democrat Says

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