National, bipartisan dread sets in over Mueller probe's fate as Trump 'loyalist' takes over the Justice Department

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November 8, 2018 1:31 PM

Mitt Romey and Susan Collins sounded the alarm as Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to resign and Matthew Whitaker will oversee the Russia probe.

Two senior Republicans have joined Democrats, legal experts, and lawmakers in expressing concern about the future of the Mueller probe after Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign.
Matthew Whitaker, who has criticized the investigation and is seen as a Trump loyalist, will oversee the probe as he serves as acting attorney general.
Mitt Romney and Susan Collins sounded the alarm and said the investigation must be allowed to continue without interference.
Hundreds of protests are scheduled across the US on Thursday to demand that

Bipartisan, national dread has set in over the fate of the Mueller probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election after President Donald Trump

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Jens David Ohlin, a vice dean at Cornell Law School and an expert in criminal law, told Business Insider that it was a "disturbing development."

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