FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis after ceremonies on Veteran's Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
(Reuters) - Since President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general last week, questions regarding the legitimacy of Whitaker's authority have escalated.
On Tuesday, the state of Maryland went to court, telling a federal judge that Trump had overstepped his constitutional authority by selecting Whitaker, and on Monday the city of San Francisco, which is also involved in litigation against the Trump administration, told the Justice Department it may sue to challenge Whitaker's appointment.
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