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Provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsels investigation or any other investigation. >> after meeting with whitaker though, jerry nadler called him out. >> unlike in the hearing room, mr. whitaker did not deny that the president called him to discuss the michael cohen case and personnel decisions in the southern district. >> these new accusations raise questions about whether whitaker was given the job as acting attorney general because the president wanted to install a...

Provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsels investigation or any other investigation. >> after meeting with whitaker though, jerry nadler called him out. >> unlike in the hearing room, mr. whitaker did not deny that the president called him to discuss the michael cohen case and personnel decisions in the southern district. >> these new accusations raise questions about whether whitaker was given the job of acting attorney general because the president wanted to install a...

Committee wednesday to clear up some issues with his public testimony from last month. >> tat no time has the white house asked for nor have i provided any promises or commitments concerns the special counsels investigation or any other investigation. >> after meeting with whitaker, house judiciary chairman jerry nadler called him out. >> unlike in the hearing room mr. whitaker did not deny that the president called him to discuss the michael cohen case and personnel decisions in the southern di...

Expected to be focused on his previous comments on whether he had contact with the president about the investigation into business dealings involving michael cohen, including hush money payments, excuse me. >> so as the "wall street journal" believes it has everyday the president asked the ag for the southern district of new york jeffrey berman, a trump ally could take back control. previous reports suggested there is no sign. whitaker acted on any request. according to journal the judiciary com...

We begin with that exhaustive review from the "new york times" detailing the presidents efforts to interfere in the russia investigation. in one instance last year the paper reports that the president called his newly installed acting attorney general matthew whitaker and asked if the u.s. appointed in manhattan, jeffrey berman, described as a trump ally could take charge in the investigation resulted in the president implicated in campaign finance violations. the paper cites u.s. officials will...

>> the times reports that house democrat examining whether whitaker may have lied under oath. asked about the "times" allegation, he denied it unequivocally. ied it unequivocally. >> no, not at all. i dont know who gave you that. theres a lot of fake news out there. no, i didnt. >> those comments brought to mind another unequivocal denial when news of the hush money payments got out. >> why did michael cohen -- >> well, youd have to ask michael cohen. hes my attorney and youll have to ask him.

With his aides and inaability to pull levers that could make the presidents many legal problems go away. the "times" reports the prosecutors require adult super56, according to review, they are looking into whether whitaker perjured himself when he told the house judiciary committee earlier this month that the president never pressured him over the investigation. >> at no times that white house asked for, nor have i provided any promises or commitments concerns the special counsels investigation...

Was to quote jump oon a grenade to the president. also said prosecutors in new york requires adult supervision. and it appears to contradict what whitaker just told congress under penalty of perjury. >> i can assure this committee that before appointing me to this position, the president did not ask for and i did not provide any commitments referring to the special counsels investigation. >> did the president lash out about the guilty plea? >> no, he did not. >> did the president lash out 2016 w...

Berman could be put back in charge of the investigation, just doesnt rise to the level of criminal conduct. the president of the united states has the right to ask his acting attorney general is it okay to do this? would it be possible to do this? now, thats very different, brooke, from saying, listen, whitaker, you better get berman back on the case or youre out. >> let me interject. if, heres a line from the "times piece" ill read part of it. whether whitaker said part of his role was to quote...

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