DOJ Tells Acting AG He Need Not Recuse On Mueller

CNN reports:

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has consulted with ethics officials at the Justice Department and they have advised him he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a source familiar with the process told CNN Thursday.

The source added Whitaker has been in ongoing discussions with ethics officials since taking the job in early November following the ouster of Jeff Sessions, who had stepped aside from overseeing the investigation due to his role as a Trump campaign surrogate during the 2016 election.

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is advised that he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing Mueller’s probe, despite past suggestions on how to stop it https://t.co/ZJrIQRmi1S pic.twitter.com/noeG2fnbjV

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 20, 2018

Acting AG Matt Whitaker has consulted with ethics officials at the Justice Department and they have advised him he does not need to recuse from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, according to a source familiar with the process.@LauraAJarrett

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2018