McCarthy, other Republicans back Ratcliffe to be next attorney general
Source: The Hill
BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 11/16/18 01:59 PM EST
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and other top Republicans are calling on President Trump to name Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) as the next attorney general.
"Look, it's the president's choice...but one thing I know is John Ratcliffe probably has the best abilities to do the job and most knowledge to do the job," McCarthy told The Hill on Friday.
Ratcliffe, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, is one of several people mentioned as possible contenders to succeed Jeff Sessions, who resigned under pressure from Trump last week. Other names in the mix include Florida attorney general Pam Bondi and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Trump picked Matthew Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general, a move that has come under criticism in part because of Whitaker's public criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/417155-mccarthy-house-gop-endorse-rep-ratcliffe-to-be-next-attorney-general
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he is another lap dog of bullshit.................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough..............
