Senator Dianne Feinstein(D-CA), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sent two letters to Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asking him to schedule hearings with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.
From the letter requesting a hearing with Sessions:
From the letter requesting a hearing with Whitaker:
Grassley said Tuesday he is not concerned about Whitaker's conflicts of interest.
CNN:
"I heard over TV or radio that Whitaker is going to ask the ethics people whether he should be recused. I think that answers it," the Iowa Republican said. "Doesn't matter what the Democrats think. If he is going through that process that's going to answer that question."
Asked if Whitaker, who met recently with Grassley, provided assurances he would not interfere in the Mueller investigation, Grassley said President Donald Trump has made that assurance and that's what matters.
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Grassley said a hearing with Whitaker was "under consideration," and he hadn't made a decision yet. But the Iowa Republican also noted he was not concerned about past remarks from Whitaker that were critical of the Mueller investigation.
"As long as he made them as a private citizen, no," Grassley said.
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