Daily Mail Online Article Rating

What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump´s pick to be America's...

Nov 20, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -31% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : In announcing Whitaker as his choice, Trump noted that he'd once received the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
45% : He got the role despite Trump telling reporters "I don´t know Matt Whitaker," just two days after naming him to the post.
40% : Trump never forgave Sessions for recusing himself during Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation into ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
37% : " More recently, Whitaker has been a relentless critic of the federal criminal cases against Trump, which appear set to evaporate after his Election Day win.
36% : Here are some things to know about Whitaker: Whitaker was elevated to acting attorney general in November 2018 - shortly after Republican losses in that year's midterm elections - when Trump ousted then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
21% : Whitaker also repeatedly chided Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in public statements during her 2016 run against Trump while he was speaking for a group that is barred by its tax-exempt status from supporting or opposing political candidates during a campaign. ___ Associated Press writers Ellen Knickmeyer and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.

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