Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker speaking at the Dept. of Justice’s Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Phot …

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker speaking at the Department of Justice’s Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)