Donald Trump Defends Matt Whitaker With Nonsensical Robert Mueller Comparison

President Donald Trump continued to defend Matt Whitaker, his controversial election as head of the Department of Justice, with an extremely misleading comparison with special attorney Robert Mueller.

The President attacked Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Calling him "Little Adam Schitt," for denouncing the fact that the Senate had not confirmed Whitaker's appointment as Acting Attorney General, an omission by many legal experts that he described as unconstitutional

"It's very funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talk about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, not to mention the fact that Bob Mueller (who is very conflicted) has not been approved by the Senate.! Trump tweeted.

It's so fun to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talk about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, not to mention the fact that Bob Mueller (who is very conflicted) was not approved. for the Senate!

Schiff retaliated on Twitter a few minutes later.

"Wow, Mr. Speaker, it's a good choice," Schiff wrote, probably the next chairman of the House's intelligence committee. "Did it sound like your answers to Mr. Mueller's questions, or did you write this yourself?"


Wow, Mr. Speaker, this is a good example.

Did you find your answers to Mr. Mueller's questions or did you write it yourself?

Donald J. Trump

It's so fun to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talk about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, not to mention the fact that Bob Mueller (who is very conflicted) was not approved. for the Senate!

The last defense of Whitaker's Trump seems to be based on the false premise that Mueller was going to be appointed to the Senate to lead the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 elections and to find out if the president was obstructing justice. But unlike the attorneys general, the special councils do not require confirmation from the Senate, according to legal experts.

Citing the clause that names Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, Alan B. Morrison, co-founder of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, wrote on Friday that a Prosecutor General should be appointed to this position and confirmed by the Senate. if you must meet all the requirements. The functions of this function.

It is possible that Trump Sunday evoked the previous role of Mueller as director of the FBI. But Mueller was easily approved by the Senate to head the office in 2001.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the intentional nature of Trump's "Schitt" typo or the fact that the president knew that Mueller did not need the approval of the Senate to be named special advisor.

The previous Sunday, Schiff called Whitaker's nomination "unconstitutional" when he appeared on ABC's "This Week."

"This is clearly a high-ranking official and the fact that it is temporary does not mean that it is less subject to confirmation by the Senate," Schiff said. "Constitutionally, it must be subject to confirmation."

Whitaker's appointment is "also in conflict with a more specific law, namely: There is an inheritance law for the Department of Justice," Schiff added. "It's an imperfect date, but the biggest flaw, from my point of view, is that it was chosen to interfere with Mueller's investigation."

The party's representative, Adam Schiff, said the Democrats could challenge the appointment of stand-in Matt Whitaker: "The biggest flaw in my view is that he was chosen to interfere with Mueller's investigation."

Trump announced that Whitaker would replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General on November 7, which would have provoked negative reactions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Whitaker, a former federal prosecutor, harshly criticized Mueller's investigation, although Trump repeatedly denied knowledge before designating him to oversee the investigation.