Jeff Sessions Resigns at Trump's request. Replaced by Matthew Whitaker

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Who is Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker? The new Acting AG has the all the authorities of an Attorney General, Deputy AG Rosenstein no longer oversees the Russia probe, Mueller must report to the Acting AG. The Acting AG can refuse to indict anyone and can defund the investigation.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was not appointed to the role of Acting Attorney General and Special Counsel Mueller will report to the new Acting AG as he is not recused from the Russia investigation. Jeff Session's Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker has been appointed by President Trump to be the Acting Attorney General,[1] to reiterate he is not recused from the Russia investigation, will be receiving a complete briefing about the investigation from Rosenstein and will most likely interfere the Russia probe. Whitaker is a Trump supporter who has defended the infamous Trump Tower meeting claiming any campaign would have accepted a meeting with a foreign adversary during an election,[2] has attempted to obfuscate Russian interference,[3] and has mused about defunding the Mueller investigation.[4] Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker wrote an opinion piece denouncing Special Counsel Mueller claiming the investigation was going too far.[5]

Last month, when President Donald Trump was asked by The New York Times if special counsel Robert Mueller would be crossing a line if he started investigating the financesof Trump and his family, the President said,"I think that's a violation. Look, this is about Russia."

The President is absolutely correct. Mueller has come up to a red line in the Russia 2016 election-meddling investigation that he is dangerously close to crossing.

However, Special Counsel's purview includes any crimes discovered upon their investigation into Russia's interference.[6]

Context - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Recusal from the Russia investigation and the Appointment of Special Counsel Mueller

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the request of the President and in an unusual move his Chief of Staff was appointed as Acting Attorney General.[7]

President Trump has repeatedly denigrated his former Attorney General for not doing enough to protect the President from the investigation and has gone as far as to ask Sessions to fire Mueller publicly.[8] However, former Attorney General Sessions was forced to recuse himself from the Russia investigation,[9] he met Russian Ambassador Kislyak during the 2016 campaign.[10] AG Sessions cited Title 28, Chapter 1, Section 45.2 of the Code of Federal Regulation, titled "Disqualification arising from personal or political relationship" as the reason as to why he recused himself from the Russia investigation.[11] Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein took over the Russia inquiry and subsequently appointed Special Counsel Mueller.[12] Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is a Republican, who appointed former FBI Director and Republican Robert Mueller as Special Counsel and was lauded by the Republican party,[13] Rosenstein was nominated by President Trump.[14]

Be respectful, cordial, do not give President Trump and his allies any excuse to label protesters as violent extremists. The nation and world will be watching, make your message loud and clear. Whitaker is not an impartial individual, he has repeatedly attacked the Mueller investigation and defended the Trump campaign's illegal actions. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker must recuse himself from the Mueller investigation immediately and relinquish oversight to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

1. Wall Street Journal - Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns from Trump White House
2. CNBC - Trump's Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who has criticized the Mueller probe, will now oversee it
3. Newsweek - Who is Matthew Whitaker? If Trump fires Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions' Chief of Staff will take over
4. Washington Post - Trump’s new acting attorney general once mused about defunding Mueller
5. CNN - Mueller's investigation of Trump is going too far
6. Office of the Deputy Attorney General - Appointment of Special Counsel To Investigate Russian Interference With The 2016 Presidential Election and Related Matters
7. The Globe and Mail - U.S. Attorney-General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump’s request
8. Twitter - Donald J. Trump, This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!
9. Bloomberg - Mueller Investigated Sessions for Perjury on Russia Statements
10. Reuters - Mueller probing Russia contacts at Republican convention: sources
11. Cornell Law School - 28 CFR 45.2 - Disqualification arising from personal or political relationship.
12. U.S. Department of Justice - Appointment of Special Counsel
13. USA Today - Rare bipartisan moment: Both sides embrace Robert Mueller as special counsel
14. Reuters - Trump to nominate Rod Rosenstein to be deputy U.S. attorney general