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"[Nadler's] request includes the poss that the Judiciary Committee could have direct evidence indicating that Whitaker lied during his testimony." And yea, they'll subpoena him. Things will be diff for Whitaker after Barr is confirmed! #ThursdayThoughts politico.com/story/2019/02/…
2-"This point is specifically addressed when Nadler writes of Whitaker’s answers to questions about whether or not he spoke with President Donald Trump about the decision by Michael Cohen, the president’s former longtime lawyer and fixer, to plead guilty in federal court to lying
3-"to Congress and violating campaign finance law by arranging hush money payments on Trump’s behalf. “Your testimony on this topic is directly contradicted by several media reports,” Nadler writes of Whitaker’s answers to questions about Trump and Cohen. The Judiciary Committee,
4-" Nadler continues, “has identified several individuals with direct knowledge of the phone calls you denied receiving from the White House.”..Nadler would also like Whitaker to clarify his responses to questions about his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s
5-"investigation, which he now oversees after taking over those duties from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and whether or not he has told White House officials about his views. “You later admitted to speaking to White House officials while ‘interviewing for the position
6-" that was ultimately occupied by Ty Cobb’—a position dedicated to managing the President’s official response to the Special Counsel’s investigation—but claimed, somewhat incredulously [sic], that you never mentioned your ‘opinions about the Mueller investigation’ over the
7-"course of those discussions,” Nadler writes..Nadler concludes his letter by saying that he would like the acting attorney general’s staff to work with his to clarify Whitaker’s testimony in the “coming days.” The chairman vowed to pursue other options if not.
8-"“Failing [talks to clarify Whitaker’s responses], we would expect to pursue a date and time for a formal deposition,” Nadler wrote." ~politico
Nadler's not messing around, looks like Whitaker's going to jail if he lied to Congress!
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