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Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, center, tours the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 in New York. Before joining the Justice Department, Whitaker earned nearly $1 million from a right-leaning nonprofit that doesn't disclose its donors, according to financial disclosure forms released Tuesday. Lt. John Ryan of the Port Authority Police Department is at left. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Justice Department allocates $56 million to improve law enforcement safety

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island, DOJ sue on renting ban

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks at the Dept. of Justice's Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Whitaker earned nearly $1M from right-leaning nonprofit

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY - Associated Press

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat who has promised a wide investigation of President Trump as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a memo last year on the FBI's early-on investigation into Donald Trump's campaign. (Associated Press/File)

Adam Schiff says Matt Whitaker a ‘flawed appointment’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham said that if he's selected to lead the judiciary committee, his top priority will be to push through President Trump's court nominations.

Lindsey Graham likely to lead Senate Judiciary Committee

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and her husband former President Bill Clinton, greet supporters after voting in Chappaqua, N.Y. The Clintons announced Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, they will visit four cities in 2018 and nine in 2019 across North America in a series of conversations dubbed “An Evening with President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.&quot; (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Donald Trump seeks Hillary Clinton, Christopher Steele, Russia probe

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 19, 2017, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters from a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The Justice Department inadvertently named Assange in a court filing in an unrelated case that raised immediate questions about whether the WikiLeaks founder had been charged under seal. Assange’s name appears twice in an August 2018 filing from a prosecutor in Virginia in a separate case involving a man accused of coercing a minor. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

The Latest: AP Source: Sealed charges filed against Assange

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In this file photo dated Friday, May 19, 2017, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case: Federal prosecutor inadvertently reveals charges

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker speaking at the Dept. of Justice's Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dems say Whitaker justification is ‘fatally flawed’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Justice legal opinion backs Whitaker’s naming as acting AG

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

CNN's Jim Acosta goes through security check as he enters the federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, to attend a hearing in a legal challenge against President Donal Trump's administration. Trump's administration contends it has &quot;broad discretion&quot; to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Acosta's &quot;hard pass.&quot; (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

CNN lawsuit backing Jim Acosta against Trump in court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump watches as a White House aide reaches to take away a microphone from CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding that Acosta’s press credentials to cover the White House be returned. The administration revoked them last week following President Trump’s contentious news conference, where Acosta refused to give up a microphone when the president said he didn’t want to hear anything more from him. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump responds to CNN, says no First Amendment right to enter White House

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Big Hole at the Justice Department Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

There’s clear statutory language that makes Whitaker ineligible to be acting attorney general

By Andrew P. Napolitano

President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matthew Whitaker appointment legal, Justice Department says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DOJ says Matt Whitaker appointment is legal, similar to Bush and Obama picks

The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 24, 2014, file photo, then-Iowa Republican senatorial candidate and former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker watches before a live televised debate in Johnston, Iowa. Maryland is challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general. A draft filing obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press argues that President Donald Trump sidestepped the Constitution and normal procedure by naming Whitaker to the position in place of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Appointment of acting attorney general challenged in court

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker, center, and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, right, attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

San Francisco city attorney threatens legal action over Whitaker appointment

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker, center, and Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, right, attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Matthew Whitaker to consult ethics officials about recusal amid Mueller probe complaints

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks in support of Republican congressional candidate Jay Webber at an event in Wayne, N.J., Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Webber is running against Democrat Mikie Sherrill; the race is among the most closely watched this year as Republicans defend their House majority and Democrats hope to flip about two dozen seats to take control. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Kellyanne Conway warns against Robert Mueller probe shutdown

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Hard-hitting Philippine news portal faces tax evasion charge

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