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Trump names critic of Mueller probe as acting attorney general

President Trump named Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general after firing Jeff Sessions. Whitaker has been a vocal critic of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, and Democrats are calling for him to recuse himself. The Hill's Bob Cusack joins CBSN with more.
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