House Judiciary may have proof showing Matthew Whitaker committed perjury

Published February 26, 2019 5:45am ET



The House Judiciary Committee may have caught former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker in a lie.

Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the committee believes it has proof showing President Trump asked Whitaker about having the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman, a Trump ally, take back command of the investigation into Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen.

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