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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:44 AM Nov 2018

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Whitaker Already Under Intense Pressure

November 9, 2018 at 7:01 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Jonathan Swan: “Matt Whitaker has been acting attorney general for just one full day but he’s already under extreme pressure.”

“President Trump, who shocked even some of his senior most staff with the hasty timing of his firing of Jeff Sessions, threw Whitaker into an immediate political and legal storm. The White House expected opposition from Democrats but the blowback is widening and now includes a growing body of conservative legal opinion.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/11/09/whitaker-already-under-intense-pressure/

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Whitaker Already Under Intense Pressure (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2018 OP

Obviously not qualified and has serious conflict of interest issues. nt SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #1

How did he pass a background check in the first place??????????? Vinca Nov 2018 #2

Oh, background cks are so yesterday. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2018 #5

Democrats: stop talking about his appointment being unconstitutional and challenge it in court. in2herbs Nov 2018 #3

Yep. dalton99a Nov 2018 #4

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)

1. Obviously not qualified and has serious conflict of interest issues. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:51 AM

Nov 2018

Vinca

(50,261 posts)

2. How did he pass a background check in the first place???????????

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:52 AM

Nov 2018

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)

5. Oh, background cks are so yesterday.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:47 AM

Nov 2018

I don't think they vet those people at all.

in2herbs

(2,945 posts)

3. Democrats: stop talking about his appointment being unconstitutional and challenge it in court.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:16 AM

Nov 2018

dalton99a

(81,451 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:52 AM

Nov 2018

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