Democratic senators sue to challenge Trump's Whitaker appointment
Matthew Whitaker,US Senate,Politics
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Three Democratic senators filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying Trump violated the U.S. Constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomination.
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