Democrats have turned this oversight hearing for the DOJ into a political crapfest. It’s filled with both character assassination of Acting AG Whitaker as well as many questions about Trump’s tweets as it pertains to Mueller and whether or not Whitaker has been inappropriately giving Trump information about the investigation.
There is little oversight of the actual DOJ being addressed by Democrats in this oversight hearing.
This is an example of the politics being played here, where Rep. Swalwell asks Whitaker if the thinks Mueller is honest and then asks him to repeat that to the president in the hearing.
Whitaker pushes back at Swalwell, telling him that he’s clear about his opinion and he’s not here to be Swalwell’s puppet.
Watch:
“Congressman I am not here to be a puppet, to repeat terms and words that you say.”
Boom!
I love seeing him push back against this ‘repeat after me’ political attack phrased as a question.