国际英语资讯:Acting U.S. attorney general says he has not interfered with Russia probe
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span>, <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfered">interfered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="action">action</span>," <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfered">interfered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="details">details</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="obstructed">obstructed</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="Seen">Seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tabbed">tabbed</span> <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midterm">midterm</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Whitaker">Whitaker</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>," <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Nadler">Nadler</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>.</p>
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