Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, reprimanded Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker for dodging her questions about his past appearances before Congress and conversations he has had about the special counsel’s ongoing Russia probe.
The two tangled after Whitaker refused a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing to provide a yes-or-no response to her question about whether he had ever had a confirmation hearing and appeared before lawmakers for an oversight hearing in the past. When Whitaker fired off a joke about the duration of Jackson Lee’s questioning, the Texas Democrat scolded him for his attitude toward lawmakers.
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