Friday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 750 of the trump administration, today one of its highest ranking officials was the very first to feel the full force of a highly empowered and at times angry democratic led house of representatives. Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker spent nearly six hours answering questions from the members of the judiciary committee. Heres one sample of the mood in that hearing room. This hearing is important because there are Many Americans throughout the country who are confused. Im confused. I really am. Were all trying to figure out who are you . Where did you come from, and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice. For a large part of the day, things continued about like that, democrats tried to keep the focus squarely on whitakers handling of the Mueller Investigation which remember he had prejudged and criticized before getting this job. Have you been briefed on criminal
In new york. Day 750 of the trump administration, today one of its highest ranking officials was the very first to feel the full force of a highly empowered and at times angry democratic led house of representatives. Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker spent nearly six hours answering questions from the members of the judiciary committee. Heres one sample of the mood in that hearing room. This hearing is important because there are Many Americans throughout the country who are confused im confused. I really am. Were all trying to figure out who are you . Where did you come from, and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice. For a large part of the day, things continued about like that, democrats tried to keep the focus squarely on whitakers handling of the Mueller Investigation which remember he had prejudged and criticized before getting this job. Have you been briefed on criminal or Counter Intelligence matters within this special counsels per view. Than