Statement·other·said 2018-11-16
“There's bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker's) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.”
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Verdict
Falseby PolitiFact
2018-11-29Reasoning
While a handful of conservative legal voices shared Democrats' constitutional concerns, most congressional Republicans defended or stayed silent on the appointment - no genuine bipartisan consensus existed.
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