whitaker s. quote, this was an extraordinarily weak and unusual background for a u.s. attorney. but he had connections and he got the job. and then matt whitaker tried for some other political posts. he ran for state treasurer, and he lost. he ran for u.s. senate. he lost that too. he got just over 7% of the vote. so he s been he s been kind of a small-time iowa businessman, a main street lawyer, but a guy with some political connections and tons of political ambitions. and there is nothing wrong with that. but now, all of the sudden, with that resume, he is the acting attorney general of the united states. and it s got to feel good, right? this is a heck of a promotion. it s like you just got promoted from car wash to champion nascar driver, all in one fell swoop. you just got promoted from sweeping up in the lobby to living in the penthouse and collecting everybody else s rent. i mean, this is a promotion like
capacity at doj. they are investigating him personally. and that turns out to be just chapter one of the big fat book of problems that matt whitaker has now got since he got this big out-of-the-blue promotion well beyond the terms of his resume there are already multiple lawsuits, including one brought by the state of maryland questioning whether or not whitaker can actually legally hold this job. first there was the maryland lawsuit, then the next lawsuit to be filed we think, the second lawsuit against whitaker is from a texas businessman who was indicted by the federal government for what politico describes as an alleged, quote, long-standing conspiracy to secretly blend chicken feathers and bones into what pet food companies were told was higher grade chicken or turkey meal products. and the material facts of the fraudulent pet food case aren t terribly important here unless you are an avid student against codes against the sale of unadulterated ingredients. but because of a techni
whitaker s. quote, this was an extraordinarily weak and unusual background for a u.s. attorney. but he had connections and he got the job. and then matt whitaker tried for some other political posts. he ran for state treasurer, and he lost. he ran for u.s. senate. he lost that too. he got just over 7% of the vote. so he s been he s been kind of a small-time iowa businessman, a main street lawyer, but a guy with some political connections and tons of political ambitions. and there is nothing wrong with that. but now, all of the sudden, with that resume, he is the acting attorney general of the united states. and it s got to feel good, right? this is a heck of a promotion. it s like you just got promoted from car wash to champion nascar driver, all in one fell swoop. you just got promoted from sweeping up in the lobby to living in the penthouse and collecting everybody else s
personally. and that turns out to be just chapter one of the big fat book of problems that matt whitaker has now got since he got this big out-of-the-blue promotion well beyond the terms of his resume there are already multiple lawsuits, including one brought by the state of maryland questioning whether or not whitaker can actually legally hold this job. first there was the maryland lawsuit, then the next lawsuit to be filed we think, the second lawsuit against whitaker is from a texas businessman who was indicted by the federal government for what politico describes as an alleged, quote, long-standing conspiracy to secretly blend chicken feathers and bones into what pet food companies were told was higher grade chicken or turkey meal products. and the material facts of the fraudulent pet food case aren t terribly important here unless you are an avid student against codes against the sale of unadulterated evidence. buzz of a technicality in the way that case is being pursued,
rent. i mean, this is a promotion like being shot out of a cannon. and so for his first trip since he was named acting attorney general, matt whitaker went triumphly back to iowa, baby. how do you like me now? i m back. you knew me when, right? guess what i am now. for his first trip as the top law enforcement official in the united states of america, he goes back to iowa and he gives this speech this week. and he talks about how he played football in iowa and how he is raising his family in iowa and how iowa is his home and iowa has shaped his values, but then he has to get on to the business of why he is purportedly there. we re going to continue to provide our prosecutors and our state and local partners with the resources that they need, and we re going to keep putting fraudsters in jail. i want to thank each one of you for your contributions to this effort. this room is full of the front lines of folks that are addressing this important priority issue for the