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LIVE: Acting Attorney General Whitaker House Judiciary Hearing

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Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker announces an indictment on violations including bank and wire fraud, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, of Chines telecommunications companies including Huawei, at the Justice Department in Washington.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, from Iowa, is being questioned by the House Judiciary Committee, now controlled by Democrats. Lawmakers plan to press Whitaker on his controversial appointment by President Trump and his oversight of the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Watch the hearing live.

Matt Sieren is IPR’s Digital Director.