CNN: Whitaker chose not to recuse from overseeing Mueller probe, but ethics official considered it a ‘close call’
Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has opted not to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation despite the opinion of a Justice Department ethics official who believed, while a “close call,” he should step aside, according to a senior department official close to the process.
The Associated Press reports: “A top Justice Department ethics official advised acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Whitaker decided not to take the advice.”
