Donald Trump wasted no time ousting attorney general Jeff Sessions, a longtime thorn in his side, after the midterm elections. His replacement, Matthew Whitaker has said he has "a lot of respect" for special counsel Robert Mueller, but he also has a long history of criticizing Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
Here is a collection of Whitaker's long list of writings, tweets, and statements criticizing the probe.
Opposing Mueller before he was appointed
After Trump fired FBI director James Comey, Whitaker wrote an May 2017 op-ed in the Hill calling the move "the right decision." He took a firm stance against appointing a special counsel to investigate Trump's campaign ties to Russia, writing, "Hollow calls for independent prosecutors are just craven attempts to score cheap political points and serve the public in no measurable way."
No obstruction of justice case
In a June 2017 radio interview discussing former FBI director James Comey's Congressional testimony on his firing by Trump, Whitaker said "there is no criminal obstruction of justice charge to be had here [against Trump]." Obstruction of justice is one of the charges Mueller is believed to be pursuing.
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