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Ethics official told whitakers staff he should recuse himself from supervision of the special counsel investigation because it was their view that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts likely would question the impartiality of the acting attorney general. that was not enough to convince whitaker to recuse. the justice department outlining his reasons in the same letter saying ethics officials could find no personal or financial interest that would require recus recusal. and th...

Could become a quote witch hunt, in a cnn op-ed, last year. whitakers decision not to recuse himself explained in a letter sent to lawmakers. saying that an ethics official had told whitakers staff, he should recuse himself from supervision of the special counsel investigation because it was their view that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts likely would question the impartiality of the acting attorney general. that appearance of a conflict not enough to convince whitaker t...

At least he let those watching the investigation have some peace of mind it was conducted by officials without any personal stake. >> so what do you make of the fact that whitaker ignored the advice of a doj ethics official to recuse himself from the mueller investigation? he says that there wasnt an absolutely must. there was no conflict of interest that was identified. it was the appearance, perhaps, of impartiality. he didnt want to be the person who then set that line for future people who a...

The appearance of impropriety, appearance of a conflict of interest. whitaker spent a lot of time criticizing the mueller investigation and saying it wass to the courthouse or the keys to can you thi -- to the kingdom. the analysis thats comes out richard is very clear, a reasonable person knowing all of the relevant facts would conclude that there would be an issue concerning the impartiality of matthew whitaker. bottom line, that means he should get himself out of the investigation. he should ...

Recuse himself from supervision of the special counsel investigation because it was their view that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts likely would question the impartiality of the acting attorney general. that appearance of a conflict not enough to convince whitaker to recuse. the justice department outlining his reasons in the same letter, saying, ethics officials could find no personal or financial interest that would require recusal that whitaker had not made comments a...

New details on matthew whitaker and rejecting a top officials advice. saying he should recuse himself from overseeing the russia investigation. why is he disregarding that investigation and what does it mean for the special counsels investigation? what is the advice that whitaker got and why isnt he following it? >> the reason he is not following it is he learned whitaker never sought a formal recommendation, but instead got guidance according to a source. as part of that guidance, a senior care...

Its impact on the mueller investigation, this is a very disappointing decision just on a fundamental level in terms of what it may mean for public trust in the justice department, and it has to be incredibly disappointing, too, for people within the justice department. i mean, he is held and should be held to the highest ethical standards and he should be a role model for the entire department. and to be advised that in an abundance of caution you should recuse yourself because a reasonable pers...

On the matter who spoke with nbc news. those sources say the plans are due shortly after the new year, but stressed that no decision has been made and that the president wants to see options, including a complete withdrawal. the u.s. has roughly 14,000 troops in afghanistan. and trump has repeatedly expressed his frustrations with the 17-year-old war there. acting attorney general matthew whitaker has rejected the advice of ethics officials at the department of justice to recuse himself from t...

Attorney general should recuse himself from supervision of the special counsel investigation because it was in their view that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts likely would question the impartiality of the acting attorney general. again, we just showed you on your screen, all the times that politico can find where matthew whittaker criticized the mueller investigation. he did so even comparing muellers team to a lynch mob at one point. >> just for some context on that. th...

Welcome back. we are expecting to hear from mitch mcconnell momentarily, but let me bring in chuck rosenberg. joining me also is ken delainian along with pete williams. ken, let me start with you on the whole back and forth about the acting attorney general here in matt whitaker. what is the ultimate fallout inside the justice department when they now know you have ethics officials who said, well, you know, if you were to press us, we would have recommended recusal, but its ultimately up to you....