Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker went after Democratic and Republican politicians alike while serving as a federal prosecutor and as the head of an ethics watchdog group.
The state of Maryland sued in federal court, claiming Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general was illegal because he was not confirmed for the office by the Senate.
As a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 2004 to 2009, Whitaker prosecuted some 2,500 criminal cases, including against H-1B visa fraud, government contractors defrauding taxpayers, and drug dealers.
Whitaker first made a name for himself in Iowa years before, playing college football for the University of Iowa and competing in the Rose Bowl in 1991.
During one panel discussion, Whitaker said one "Scenario" is that Trump names an attorney general that would cut funding to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of possible collusion between Trump and Russia "So low that his investigation grinds to almost a halt."
While serving as U.S. attorney, Whitaker also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.
Whitaker was a key player in multistate arrests in an H-1B visa fraud case, acting as media spokesman regarding operations in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New Jersey.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/13/as-federal-prosecutor-and-watchdog-chief-acting-attorney-general-went-after-both-democrats-republicans/
The state of Maryland sued in federal court, claiming Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general was illegal because he was not confirmed for the office by the Senate.
As a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 2004 to 2009, Whitaker prosecuted some 2,500 criminal cases, including against H-1B visa fraud, government contractors defrauding taxpayers, and drug dealers.
Whitaker first made a name for himself in Iowa years before, playing college football for the University of Iowa and competing in the Rose Bowl in 1991.
During one panel discussion, Whitaker said one "Scenario" is that Trump names an attorney general that would cut funding to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of possible collusion between Trump and Russia "So low that his investigation grinds to almost a halt."
While serving as U.S. attorney, Whitaker also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.
Whitaker was a key player in multistate arrests in an H-1B visa fraud case, acting as media spokesman regarding operations in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New Jersey.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/13/as-federal-prosecutor-and-watchdog-chief-acting-attorney-general-went-after-both-democrats-republicans/
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