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Matthew G. Whitaker
Matthew G. Whitaker
Acting Attorney General

Matthew G. Whitaker is serving as Acting Attorney General.

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Attorney General News

January 16, 2019
Speech
Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker Delivers Remarks at the Heritage Foundation to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
January 7, 2019
Press Release
Five Members of Mexican Sex Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Prison
December 21, 2018
Press Release
Acting Attorney General Whitaker Announces Justice Department Rescission of 69 Guidance Documents
December 21, 2018
Press Release
Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker's Statement Regarding the 30th Anniversary of the Pan Am 103 Bombing
December 21, 2018
Speech
Acting Attorney General Whitaker Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Pan American Flight 103 Bombing
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