Jeremy Bash: Matt Whitaker Is ‘There to Make DoJ into DoJO, Department of Justice Obstruction’

‘I think he’s there to make sure that, first of all, as Chris Christie said on that piece of tape, the Mueller investigation ends, comes to an end quickly’

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BASH: "I think he’s there in part to make DOJ into DOJO, the Department of Justice Obstruction. I think he’s there to make sure that, first of all, as Chris Christie said on that piece of tape, the Mueller investigation ends, comes to an end quickly and it does no material damage to the President. More concerning he’s there to give the heads up to the President and White House about what Mueller is finding. There are very relevant questions for the Judiciary Committee to ask of this Acting Attorney General, and the fact that he’s kind of saying I won’t show up if you threaten me with the subpoena, I mean, it’s kind of a heads, I win, tails, you lose scenario. Basically he’s saying, I may not show up and if you force me to show up, then I’m definitely not showing up. I agree the subpoena threat only gets you so far because you can really subpoena a person and you can subpoena documents, you can’t subpoena answers. So if he tries to invoke executive privilege, then it’s going to be basically down to a fight between the Committee and Department of Justice, and that may take a very long time to litigate."

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