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Iowa supreme court justice, tried and failed in a run for senate. he seemed to have limited success in private practice. then in 2014 using the legal system as a political weapon he found an entirely new career. backed by conservative republican donors, whitaker became director of the foundation for accountability and civic trust, fact. the non-profit claims it is dedicated to promoting accountability, ethics and transparency in government by demanding the truth. under whitaker's leadership critics say it became a tool to attack democrats through the legal system. went after dozens of democrat...
>> i believe it was a political prosecution. there's no doubt in my mind. i'm 100% certain that it was. >> reporter: here is all you need to know about the case. the u.s. attorney's office, under whitaker's direction, spent more than two years going after mccoy using the fbi, a paid informant, secret recordings, a special prosecutor. and after two years, it took a jury mere minutes to reach its verdict. not guilty. >> that's correct. i was acquitted within really 20 minutes. >> reporter: whitaker was criticized heavily in iowa's press. reporters asking, why was mccoy prosecuted? legendary "des...
Me. >> my name is matt whitaker. >> reporter: his career sputtered in 2009. he tried and failed to become an iowa supreme court justice, tried and failed in a run for senate. he seemed to have limited success in private practice. then in 2014, using the legal system as a political weapon, he found an entirely new career. backed by conservative republican donors, whitaker became director of the foundation for accountability and civic trust. f.a.c.t. the nonprofit claims it is dedicated to promoting accountability, ethics and transparency in government by demanding the truth. under whitaker's le...