Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department, a spokesperson confirmed on Monday. Whitaker was previously Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, and was appointed acting Attorney General in November after President Trump ousted Sessions in apparent response to Sessions recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Whitaker was removed from his post on February 14, when William Barr was sworn in as Attorney General . WHO IS MATTHEW WHITAKER? 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERALFollowing his removal, Whitaker became a counselor with the associate attorney general's office.

Source: Fox News March 04, 2019 22:41 UTC