Senators Sue Trump over Appointment of Justice Chief

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Three Democratic senators sued on Monday to challenge US President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.

Amid concerns Whitaker was chosen to protect Trump from the Russia collusion investigation of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, the senators said Trump violated the constitution by naming him to lead the Department of Justice without first seeking Senate confirmation.

"The US Senate has not consented to Mr. Whitaker serving in any office within the federal government, let alone the highest office of the DOJ," they told Washington’s federal court.

"The constitutional requirement that principal federal officers be appointed only with the Senate's 'advice and consent'... was adopted by our nation's founders as an important check on the power of the president," they said.

One of the three senators, Sheldon Whitehouse, accused Trump of installing his "lackey" to undermine the Mueller probe.

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