Thread. @StJohnsLaw Professor @JohnQBarrett on the background of the new acting head of the Justice Department. Evidently this is worse than first it appeared.
Legal analyst for @CNN @AshaRangappa_ has a more optimistic take on what Whitaker means for Mueller’s investigation in this thread.
...but via @adamgoldmanNYT comes a less optimistic view of Whitaker, from people within the Justice Department. Where @AshaRangappa_ doubts he will be strictly loyal to Trump, Goldman raises possibility he already is.
This is a view @emptywheel seconds, per @jedshug
Last item in Whitaker thread. This guy is, as of today, serving as chief law enforcement official of the United States. In his past — his recent past — he had associates on the other side of the street. Per @britsham of @MiamiNewTimes HT @Fahrenthold miaminewtimes.com/news/world-pat…
Whitaker Addendum, 1: motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Whitaker Addendum, 2: State Attorneys General say Whitaker should recuse himself from supervision of Robert Mueller’s investigation.
