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Democrats eager to press Whitaker on Mueller and Trump

WASHINGTON - Three months after Democrats won control of the House in the midterm election, they're about to exercise their power by grilling the nation's top law enforcement officer in a hearing likely to give insight into how the new majority intends to approach government oversight in the Trump era

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is slated to face off Friday against Democratic lawmakers eager to press him about his controversial appointment and his supervision of special counsel Robert

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