Ethics experts have questions following the release of the public financial disclosure forms of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, which the Justice Department released Tuesday night.
The forms show that they had been edited five times in the two weeks since Whitaker was appointed by President Trump — on Nov. 7, 8, 16, 19, and 20.
Because of that, the left-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department for all versions of the forms, a list of staff who reviewed and approved them, and any communication by staff about the forms and delays in certification.
“This is very, very sketchy and something that I presume will be the subject of significant oversight come January,” wrote Dan Pfeiffer, former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, on Twitter in response to the FOIA request.
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Ethics experts pounce on "very sketchy" release of Matthew Whitaker's financial disclosure forms https://t.co/ykZ1KRAyLq
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 22, 2018
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