Became the acting attorney general. That is a great first question. I was chief of staff to Jeff Sessions october 2017. Her 13 months before he resigned abruptly on the day after the election of 2018 and the president appointed me that day as acting attorney general to bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions. How did you become Jeff Sessions chief of staff where you a friend . I said i only met him once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. I interviewed with him and talk to him many times. We have mutual friends those in the white house and the Federalist Society that had recommended me to him and his people. We bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. A match made in heaven. Host one of the things you said about mr. Sessions recusal is that it was personal and fact driven. I wasnt there when he did the analysis taking over february 2017 after he was confirmed when the new administration came in that it took five weeks for me and my staff in the depa
Matthew whitaker, acting attorney general from november of 2018 through february of 2019, the author of this new book, above the law the inside story of how the Justice Department tried to subvert President Trump. Before we begin with the book, explain how you became the acting attorney general to us. Great first question. I was chief of staff to attorney general Jeff Sessions starting in october of 2017, i did that for 13 months before general sessions resigned abruptly the day after the elections in 2018 and the president appointed me that day, the acting attorney general utterly bridged the gap between Jeff Sessions and william barr. How did you become Jeff Sessionss chief of staff. Were you a friend of his . One of the things i talk about is how i only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. I interviewed with him and talked to him many times, mutual friend in the white house and at the Federalist Society recommended me to him and his people. We bonde
Of 2017, and so i tide that for 13 months before general sessions resigned. Abruptly on the day after the election of 2018 and the president appointed me that day to be acting attorney general and ultimately bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions and bill barr. Host how did you become Jeff Sessions chief of staff. Were you a friend. Guest yes. Talk about hough i only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He was i interviewed with him and talked to him many times but it was mutual friend in the white house and at the federal society that had recommended me to him and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. So it was a match made in heaven. Host one thing you say aboutmer sessions are p recusal the russia investigation it was personal and factdriven. Guest yeah. I wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017 after he was confirmed, and after the new administration came in, but having
Abruptly on the day after the elections in 2018, and the president appoint me that day to be acting attorney general and ultimately bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions sessions d bilobar. Host how did you become jeff session chef of staff. Were you friends. Yes. Taj how it had only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He was i interviewed with him and talked to him many times, but it was mutual friend, both in the white house and at the federal society that had recommended me to him and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. So it was match made in heaven. Host one of the things you say but mr. Sessions recusal from the Russian Investigation that it was personal and factdriven. Guest yeah. I wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017, after he was confirmed, and after the new administration came in, but having done sort of my own recusal analysis that took five weeks for me a
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