The Democrat poised to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is ready to leverage subpoena power against key players in the federal Russia investigation.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, currently the ranking member of the panel, said Sunday that he intends to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe and first on his list of officials to interview is acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, whose appointment he doubts was legal.

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