Acting Attorney General Whitaker does not have to recuse himself from Robert Mueller's probe
December 20, 2018 at 10:50 AM EST
Whitaker, who was appointed to temporarily lead the Justice Department last month, has been told by department ethics officials that he can be oversee Mueller's probes, which include looking into whether Whitaker's boss, President Donald Trump, tried to obstruct justice in connection with an inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.