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In this Feb. 8, 2019, photo, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Matt Whitaker, former acting attorney general, has left the Justice Department

By Bailey Vogt and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: Matt Whitaker handled himself ‘incredibly’ during congressional hearing

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

"We have followed the special counsel's regulations to a T," said acting Attorney General G. Matthew Whitaker to the House Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

Matthew Whitaker to Congress: I haven’t meddled with Mueller’s Russia investigation ‘in any way’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Washington. Democrats are eager to press him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump slams Democrats over ‘viscious’ treatment of acting Attorney General Whitaker

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., brings up the separation of families at the border during a joint hearing of the House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform examining the Inspector General's report of the FBI's Clinton email probe, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Matt Whitaker to Eric Swalwell: ‘I am not your puppet’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker walks in to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 in Washington. Democrats are eager to press him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Matt Whitaker taunts Jerry Nadler: ‘Mr. Chairman, your five minutes are up’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, wipes his brow after making an announcement of an indictment of Chinese telecommunications companies including Huawei, on violations including bank and wire fraud, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Matt Whitaker, acting AG, says he will not testify unless Democrats drop subpoena bid

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, is the incoming chairman of the Judiciary panel. (Associated Press/File)

Jerry Nadler seeks subpoena for Matt Whitaker testimony

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 14, 2018, photo, 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 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Supreme Court is refusing to be drawn into a dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting U.S. attorney general. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Supreme Court passes on case to remove Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Acting United States Attorney General Matt Whitaker, center, attends 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)

Firearms Policy Coalition challenges Matt Whitaker appointment, authority in ‘bump stocks’ lawsuit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker shakes hands after speaking to area law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas in Austin, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ** FILE **

Matthew Whitaker incorrectly claimed Academic All-American status: Report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, arrives to interview Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos, wife of former Donald Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos at a closed-door meeting with Democrats on the House intelligence committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff vows to ‘scrutinize every single action’ by Matthew Whitaker

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 21, 2018 photo, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, framed by a photograph of lower Manhattan, addresses law enforcement officials at the Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York. Whitaker has been advised by ethics officials that he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia probe. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Donald Trump blasts reports of tension with acting A.G. Matthew Whitaker

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

James Comey says Matthew Whitaker is ‘not the sharpest knife’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal demands hearing on whether Matt Whitaker violated Hatch Act

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Waiting for Robert Mueller to find a destination

By Donald Lambro

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 201816. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer demands inspector general probe Trump-Whitaker contacts

By Stephen Dinan - 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)

Dem senators sue to overturn Donald Trump’s DOJ appointment

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)

Matthew Whitaker appointment legal, Justice Department says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting AG faced criticism for case against gay Iowa Democrat

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press