Matt Whitaker Headed To Trump Hotel After Hearing And People Are Talking
After an incredibly contentious hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was spotted at the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman noted the sighting on Twitter. People who responded jabbed — nervously — at the too-close-for-comfort situation of the man who could conceivably fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller heading straight to one of the lairs of the man Mueller is investigating. One commented that Whitaker was “reporting back to daddy.” Another compared it to “Lex Luthor returning to the Legion of Doom.”
The hotel, incidentally, is the focus of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, which argues that it’s a conduit for violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause. The clause bars federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign governments or officials to guard against foreign influence in the U.S. government — like the kind of influence Mueller is investigating.
Spotted at the Trump Hotel earlier tonight - Matt Whitaker, post-testimony.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 9, 2019
Reporting back to his handler?
— Naama Yehuda (@NaamaYehuda) February 9, 2019
Performance review 🌈
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 9, 2019
How very swampy
— they call me Mr. Tibbs (@give_in_2sin) February 9, 2019
Wake me when Whitaker is seen in The Lincoln Bedroom.
— Suzanne Dundee (@SuzanneDundee) February 9, 2019
I think Whitaker had enough taxpayer-funded beverages at his hearing today.
— Amanda Crumley (@AmandaCrumleyLA) February 9, 2019
— Luna Lovegood (@LorenRedwood) February 9, 2019
Lex Luthor goes to the Legion of Doom to celebrate.
— brad vachal (@bradvachal) February 9, 2019
The servant paying homage by praying at his false god’s temple.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) February 9, 2019
Getting a treat for being a good faithful boy
— Usha Srinivasan (@USrinivasan) February 9, 2019
On the house!
— RobinVancouver (@robin_604) February 9, 2019
We are all just shocked.
— Scarletbegonias (@zoesmom121) February 9, 2019
He cannot confirm or deny that there was any talking as that is an ongoing investigation that is almost complete. 😉
— HonestyMatterz (@HonestyMatterz) February 9, 2019
Not too worried about optics, is he?
— Tee Bryan Peneguy ❄ 🌏🕊 (@TeeBryanToo) February 9, 2019
And it was all Jimmy Conway and Henry Hill pic.twitter.com/ouQRbO2x9w
— 🎵L'il Nervous🎵 (@FranticAntics) February 9, 2019
He had to report back to daddy. 🙄
— WarFieY (@WarFieY) February 9, 2019
— Jim Milton (@miltacus) February 9, 2019
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