President Trump's claim Friday that he barely knows his new acting attorney general is being debunked — by President Trump.
Trump on Friday insisted to reporters that he only chose Matthew Whitaker as the acting attorney general after forcing ex-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign because he has an "excellent" reputation. This was despite the fact that multiple sources like The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported that Trump and Whitaker have met in the Oval Office many times and that Trump really likes him. "I don't know Matt Whitaker," Trump said Friday.
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