Justice Legal Opinion Backs Whitaker’s Naming As Acting AG

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has issued an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general.
The Office of Legal Counsel’s opinion is aimed at addressing concerns from Democrats and even some Republicans that President Donald Trump violated the law by naming Whitaker over Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Whitaker had been chief of staff to now-ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions — a job that d