Matthew Whitaker
In 2014, Whitaker was paid to advise a shady company. One that's under investigation by a department he heads.
The president also put down the husband of one of his top White House advisers as merely "Mr. Kellyanne Conway."
"The Daily Show" host perfectly explained how Whitaker's cable news declarations of support for the president paid off.
The ad buy comes as Democrats scramble to protect the special counsel's investigation.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The demonstrations follow President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general who may seek to end the special counsel’s Russia probe.
Trump's choice to replace Jeff Sessions has been deeply critical of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
In firing Jeff Sessions, he ousted his first and most loyal backer -- to save himself.
Kellyanne Conway’s husband insists that Trump isn’t upholding the Constitution in an op-ed published in The New York Times.
"Trump has accidentally given Jeff Sessions an old sock and he is now free to leave the premises."
“Under the law, the person running the Department of Justice must have been approved by the United States Senate for some previous position."