Whitaker Will Return To Congress To ‘Clarify’ Testimony

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hears from staff while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 08, 201... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hears from staff while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. Following a subpoena fight between committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and the Justice Department, Whitaker was questioned about his oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

February 27, 2019 9:55 a.m.

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) confirmed Tuesday that former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will return to Congress to “clarify” his testimony after a contentious hearing during which Whitaker refused to engage in many lines of questioning.

I want to thank Mr. Whitaker for volunteering to meet with us to clarify his ⁦@HouseJudiciary⁩ testimony, and I look forward to working with Ranking Member ⁦@RepDougCollins⁩ to schedule that meeting in the coming days. https://t.co/ZCrJbyfS6e

— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) February 26, 2019

Whitaker will have to address a New York Times story from last week saying that President Donald Trump asked Whitaker to try to install a Trump-friendly attorney at the head of the Michael Cohen probe. Committee members are trying to determine if Whitaker has already perjured himself.

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