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Two Republican former attorneys general raise questions on Trump naming Matthew Whitaker to lead Justice Department. N interviews with USA TODAY, Michael Mukasey and Alberto Gonzales said that installing Whitaker as acting attorney general may have skirted established rules of succession. The two former George W. Bush administration attorneys general said the vacancy should have been filled by a Justice Department official who has been confirmed by the Senate. "Even Richard Nixon didn’t put in somebody as acting attorney general who had not been confirmed," Mukasey said. Ref. USAToday.
Donald Trump's acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker released details of past income that shows $900K from a nonprofit. President Trump's administration released details of Matthew Whitaker's outside income and financial holdings on Tuesday. The documents were made public after watchdog groups complained the information was months overdue. Ref. CNN.