“I feel certain he will make an outstanding acting attorney general,” Trump said. And that’s bipartisan.”Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said on Friday he thought Whitaker’s time as acting attorney general would be brief. McConnell also said he thought Mueller would be left to complete his work. Rosenstein said Whitaker was “a superb choice for attorney general”. Of the scrutiny Whitaker is facing, Trump said: “It’s a shame that no matter who I put in they go after.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2018 13:26 UTC