another round demanding that he recuse himself from anything about special counsel robert mullis help matt whitaker supporters are fighting back. the democrats would like to talk about another attorney general accusing himself. today they pushed back after the ask the ethics office whether they abide acting attorney general matt whitaker to accuse from supervision from the special counsel investigation. democrats, who soon take control of key house committees alleged his past media appearances smack of mueller bias. he has expressed total hostility to the investigation. he has said the investigation shouldn t go forward. but counselor to the president kellyanne conway insisted whitaker s past comments are old news. if you re talking about matt whitaker s statements as a private citizen a year and a half ago when the mueller investigation first started, what he set on cable tv, i don t
whether he s doing anything to interfere with the probe. whitaker oversees a special counsel probe replacing deputy attorney general rob rosenstein, house republicans allege that rosenstein s conflicts included sign the final surveillance warrants to carter page to be a potential witness in the obstruction case against the president for firing fbi director comey. rob rosenstein has an actual conflict because by definition he s a witness and to oversee the investigation and be a witness is always inappropriate. but this isn t you to have a double standard. a justice department spokesman says whitaker is fully committed with consulting ethics officials in his oversight role in matters that may warrant recusal. a doj official says whitaker is eligible under the vacancies and judicial reform, bret? bret: we hear there may be another indictment from the kavanaugh. we learned that an associate
recuse himself from the russian investigation. some republicans argue there is a double standard when it comes to recuseals. katherine heritage reporting. reporter: congressman, jerry nadler, said acting attorney general, matt whittaker s past media appearances smacked of bias. he should recuse himself. he has expressed total hostilities to the investigation. he has said the investigation shouldn t go forward. someone who has said that should not be in charge of deciding on the investigation. reporter: also, in january, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee, devon nunez, alleged surveillance on the trump campaign will hand the gavel to ranking democrat, adam schiff. he said that whittaker will be investigated. we are going to find out whether he made commitments to the president about the probe, whether he is serving as a back
supervision of the special counsel investigation. democrats who soon to control of key house committees allege that what occurs past media appearances smack of anti-mueller bias. he said the investigation shouldn t go forward. kellyanne conway insisted that whitaker s old comments are all news. if you talk about matt whitaker s statements as a private season a year and a half ago when the mueller investigation first started, i don t think that this qualifies somebody for being the chief law enforcement officer at the department of justice. the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee where investigators expose the dnc clinton campaign founded trump dossier and allege surveillance of the trump campaign we are going to find out if he made commitments to the president, serving as a back channel to the president,
describe the acting attorney general. as you mentioned, the chairman of the house judiciary committee will have direct oversight of the committee and he said the acting attorney general s past media appearances smack of bias. he has expressed total hostility to the investigation. he has said the investigation shouldn t go forward. the one who said that should not be in charge of deciding on the investigation. in january the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee expose the dnc clinton campaign fund and dossier will hand the gavel to a ranking democrat schiff who said that whitaker will be investigated. we are going to find out whether he made commitments to the president about the probe, or his lawyers about the probe,