Sessions replacement Matt Whitaker argued Trump finances off-limits to Mueller

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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who took charge of the Justice Department after Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday, criticized special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia last year.

Whitaker, who served as Sessions’ chief of staff, outlined his criticisms of the Mueller probe in an August 2017 opinion article, shortly before he rejoined the department.

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