Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stands during a presentation of the colors at the Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key Republican senator said on Thursday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who now oversees a probe of whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election, told him he had no concerns about the special counsel leading the investigation.
Senator Lindsey Graham, after a meeting with Whitaker, said he was confident there would be no interference in the probe led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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