Washington Post: “Early Thursday, a Justice Department official had said the agency’s ethics office had advised Matthew Whitaker he need not step aside from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation examining President Trump.”
“Hours later, it was disclosed by people familiar with Whitaker’s situation that he has met repeatedly with ethics officials to discuss the facts and the issues under consideration, and that a senior ethics official told a group of Whitaker’s advisers that although it was a ‘close call,’ Whitaker should recuse to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. He has no plans to step aside, according to people familiar with the matter.”
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