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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking***Trump raised investigating Clinton with Rosenstein, Whitaker and McGahn***
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on multiple occasions raised with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Matt Whitaker, who was then-chief of staff to Jeff Sessions, whether the Justice Department was progressing in investigating Hillary Clinton, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The President also wanted his previous White House counsel, Don McGahn, to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Clinton on numerous occasions, but McGahn rebuffed doing that, the source said.
Anticipating the question about Clinton would be raised, Whitaker came prepared to answer with what Justice was doing on Clinton-related matters, including the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One investigations, the source said. The source added that Whitaker was trying to appease the President, but did not seem to cross any line.
The New York Times first reported on Trump's requests to McGahn to prosecute Clinton, as well as former FBI Director James Comey.
The President also wanted his previous White House counsel, Don McGahn, to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Clinton on numerous occasions, but McGahn rebuffed doing that, the source said.
Anticipating the question about Clinton would be raised, Whitaker came prepared to answer with what Justice was doing on Clinton-related matters, including the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One investigations, the source said. The source added that Whitaker was trying to appease the President, but did not seem to cross any line.
The New York Times first reported on Trump's requests to McGahn to prosecute Clinton, as well as former FBI Director James Comey.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/donald-trump-don-mcgahn-clinton-comey/index.html
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Breaking***Trump raised investigating Clinton with Rosenstein, Whitaker and McGahn*** (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2018
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In It to Win It
(8,286 posts)1. They let this guy break every rule! 😤
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)2. For anyone who has been paying attention, this is not breaking news. nt
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. Oh geez, old news, but alas maybe solid confirmed . . .
Dictatorship is what shithole wants bigly.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)4. This is Twilight Zone territory
duforsure
(11,885 posts)5. The gop are allowing this to take place
By enabling a corrupt criminal in the White House , and by doing nothing , so they are cementing the probability they'll all be voted heavily against this next election at even higher numbers of voters too. Now they need to ask Session under oath if he was asked by trump to go after Comey, Hillary , Obama , and others strictly for political reasons and not crimes. The GOP by refusing to do anything are making themselves co-conspirators even more.
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)7. Lindsey Graham is already saying he will investigate the Hillary emails. nt
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)6. Exact same thing Nixon did/tried to do
during the Watergate burglary cover-up. It was part of Article II of the Impeachment document.