Breaking on M$nbc: AG Whitaker told he doesn't have to recuse himself from Mueller investigation. [View all]

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He was told this by the Justice Department Ethics Officials....

Exclusive: Whitaker told he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing Mueller investigation

Washington (CNN)Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has consulted with and they have advised him he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a source familiar with the process told CNN Thursday.

The source added Whitaker has been in ongoing discussions with ethics officials since taking the job in early November following the ouster of Jeff Sessions, who had stepped aside from overseeing the investigation due to his role as a Trump campaign surrogate during the 2016 election.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein oversaw the investigation following Sessions' recusal and his office is still managing the investigation on a day-to-day basis, as CNN has previously reported.

Whitaker is expected to inform senators, many of whom have raised ethics concerns given his past criticism of Mueller's investigation, about this development later Thursday, the source said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/20/politics/matthew-whitaker-attorney-general-robert-mueller-investigation/index.html?adkey=bn