left his position at the Justice Department on Saturday, a department spokeswoman said.
Whitaker had been serving as a senior counselor at the Justice Department since Attorney General William Barr was sworn in last month. His next career move is unknown, but Whitaker has told friends that he will remain in Washington because there are"many opportunities here," according to sources who have spoken with him in recent days.Whitaker previously served as former Attorney General Jeff Session’s chief of staff. He was accused by some within the Justice Department of being more loyal to the White House than to Sessions as President Donald Trump grew frustrated with his attorney general.
Trump publicly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a move that allowed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller to lead the probe. Sessions was eventually forced to resign after the November midterms., Democrats expressed concerns that he would hamper the Mueller probe.
Barr now holds oversight power in the Mueller probe and with that, has the job to decide what portions of the probe, which is reportedly in its final stages, to share with Congress.
He was awesome.
Trump never heard of they guy when asked yesterday....!
Goodbye Sluggo
DebbieDoesTwitt Staying around to defend Yrump and the other criminals
Umm. Everyone already knew that he was leaving even before the dog and pony show put on by the dems
He’s around working for Trump some where, or he been paid to shut up by Trump.
Elvis has left the building. Or should I say the GOOF IS GONE.
The new 'fixer'...
He will be back🇺🇸
Nope, move comes after trump has no more use for Mr. Clean
Wow, what a lucky guy! Wait a minute I think he was a staunch Trumper so maybe he should stay close because if Trump feels any pressure he most definitely will need someone to throw under the bus and trust me he doesn’t care who that is as long as it’s not him!
Because he's going to prison!
He got booted out. Where is Trump going to put him now?
Lock him up.
Thoughts and prayers
He was offered the job as the picture representing the word “knucklehead” on Wikipedia.
he got a job with the sheriffs who he had given a speech to. He is leaving for a new job and we wish him well
Probably gonna take more than $130K job a RNC to keep this man happily quiet.
Voluntarily?
Bye, Felicia.
I guess his staying in DC goes to prove that pigs really like swamps, eh!
Bye bye! Tell the truth and write a book!
I'd say he's back in Iowa but they never stay there for long. They keep coming into Minnesota even tho we try to keep them out. How 'bout that Matthew Whitaker?
Guess your mole usefulness is complete. Bye Felicia
I think it's back to the well endowed toilet sales. I'd like to order one as would every red blooded American male..., and I'd like to order two for POTUS
But he won't be able to scurry away, members of the US Congress will still want to talk to him under oath!
and another one bites the dust...….
Has he been hired by the GOP / RNC or GOPChairwoman like the other Trump goons have been for a fake job with a big salary? TheJusticeDept HouseJudiciary
He still needs to go back to the House and clarify his testimony. Don't let him off the hook.
Now don't go far, Curley We might have some questions.
It's a pity. I like watching him spank commies.
Taking a job somewhere in Trump world?
Good riddance!
Of course. He has done his damage now he can go back to selling toilet bowls. How many think he will have to go to jail and be made to clean toilet bowls?
Matt Whittaker’s exit...
If true... Hi Hip Hooray 😁!!! But I fear we’ll be seeing more of him lobbying or maybe tRump COS
Shmuck
soulwhisper2016 He already told his lies for trump. trump is done with him now.
And so another hysterical Fake News chapter ends with a whimper. I thought Whitaker was going to end the Mueller probe and destroy justice in America? maddow JoeNBC Lawrence
I thought he took a job with the Justice Department. Was not incorrect or did he already get fired because he is under investigation, for one thing, fraud.
Product spokesman?
Thank gosh, appears he didn’t screw up too much while pretending to act like an AG.... i guess destroying his reputation with his actions when he testified and gaining the mantle of being dumber than a rock were meaningful in such a short tenure. Bye matt we won’t miss you 😘.
BarneysNose Good riddance to bad rubbish. MattWhitaker46
PatsyResists Fired or quit?
Moving on to fox “news” or trump 2020?
Fox News has a seat ready for him.
Thjis is only news for the Subversive and Seditious crimminals.
So who will Michael Whittaker work for FOX -CNN-MSNBC CNN
Wonder is Barr asked him to leave?
As soon as he has to get a lawyer, he will flip.
TerriDF Trump will throw him to lions...
Going to FoxNews ?
Not surprised. Q was hinting on Feb 17th
Buy a Matt Toilet to remember him by !
Guess the swamp needs refilling
Meanwhile he said was leaving once a new AG was in. Yawn!
Good Riddance.
Didn’t he get another job in the administration?
Good one less clown under the big tent. 🎪
Someone to keep a very close eye on...as with anyone who is associated with Donald Trump in any way, shape or form. 😡
Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Was Matthew Whitaker fired by Barr? Lol😀This lying scumbag should have never had the position of Acting AG in the first place! Bye Felicia.👋🏻
Another one of trumps best lol
Perhaps Whitaker will move on to shill for Trump Toilet Paper, the new branded item on the Trump list.
It's going to be wonderful watching him sweat under oath.
I’m sure we’ll see him again soon...
So how is this news?
Bahahahaahaha HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA......Was the HEAT getting to him?
DUH.
I hope they checked pockets, he was appointed by realDonaldTrump after all.
Good riddance.
The department will not suffer a loss from his non-contribution status. 🧐
Bye bye sir 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who cares.... irrelevant from this point forward
You look under that rock, I'll look under this one.
Remember: The night of the long knives
And about time!!
So someone who earned enough respect from realDonaldTrump to serve as acting AG ... is now all of the sudden completely out of the Justice Department? smell that smoke? should be easy to find fire.
Buh bye.
Trump still doesn't know Matt Whitaker.
Now can he leave the planet?
In more important news: Any news on the storm and lives lost in Alabama?
Barr doesn’t want him looking over his shoulder cnn
Good!! Hope he goes to jail too for all his business deception!!
You can run but you can’t hide lol Get them all House Dems Mueller SDNY!!!!
is he going to jail?
And yet, if he didn't look like Kingpin we'd have forgotten about him and his leaking like a sieve to the White House while giving the worst Congressional testimony in history already.
Hunt him down and hold Matt Whitaker accountable.
How long until he gets a soft lobbying job making millions to be a 'good ole boy' buying corporate influence from 'completely honest' Republicans
Rosenstien is next! Rumor has it that Barr has started an intense investigation into sedition and FISA abuse felonies!!! The Marxist left is about to freak the F out lol!!!
Thank goodness. That guy was seriously unstable. His twitter account was attacking everyone and anyone for a while, saying really bizarre things.
He served as fake* acting attorney general.
Ya don't say... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Whitaker is headed for Federal prison.
One Trump stooge in, one Trump stooge out.
Is Whitaker running scared
Next stop: JAIL! LockHimUp
Hahaha 😂 😂 😂 😂.. Didn't see that coming.. His new gig foxandfriends is waiting for him..!
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