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WHITAKER RECAP: What happened in the hours long hearing? (FNN)
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2:11Now PlayingWhat was pitched as an oversight hearing with Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday quickly morphed into recriminations and barbed exchanges as Democrats pressed him for hours on his dealings with FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation -- and Whitaker, in turn, angered committee lawmakers with his equally fiery comebacks.
The grilling amounted to a confirmation-style hearing for an acting official who may only have a few more days left on the job -- President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice, William Barr, is poised for Senate confirmation in the near future.
The questions from Democrats were aggressive, particularly on the question of Whitaker's oversight of the Mueller probe. But the acting AG repeatedly punched back.
“Can you say right now, ‘Mr. President, Bob Mueller is honest and not conflicted’?” asked Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
“Congressman, I’m not a puppet to repeat what you’re saying,” Whitaker shot back.
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