Jeff Flake says protecting Mueller trumps confirming judges: 'This has to be a priority now'

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Posted on AllSides November 18, 2018

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Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona on Sunday said confirming federal judges is important but it doesn’t override his concern that President Trump replaced Jeff Sessions with acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to curtail special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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