ລັດຖະມົນຕີຮັກສາການຊົ່ວຄາວຂອງກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ ທ່ານ ແມັຕຕິວ ວີທາເກີຣ໌
ໄດ້ບອກກັບບັນດາສະມາຊິກລັດຖະສະພາວ່າ ທ່ານ “ບໍ່ໄດ້ແຊກແຊງແຕ່ຢ່າງໃດເລີຍ” ໃນການສືບສວນກ່ຽວກັບຣັດເຊຍຂອງໄອຍະການພິເສດ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ ພັກເດໂມແຄຣັດຂອງສະພາຕ່ຳ ຫາກໍໄດ້ຮັບອຳນາດມາໃໝ່ໆ ຊຶ່ງຈະນຳເອົາຄະນະລັດຖະບານຂອງທ່ານທຣຳ ເຂົ້າມາກວດສອບຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນອີກ.
ພວກສະມາຊິກພັກເດໂທແຄຣັດ ຜູ້ທີ່ເມື່ອບໍ່ດົນມານີ້ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າກຳກັບ ຄະນະກຳມະການຕຸລາການຂອງສະພາຕ່ຳ, ໂດຍມີການປະທະກັນ ຢູ່ເລື້ອຍໆ ໃນລະຫວ່າງ ການຮັບຟັງຄຳໃຫ້ການ ຂອງທ່ານ ວີທາເກີຣ໌ ໃນວັນສຸກວານນີ້ ຜູ້ຊຶ່ງດຳລົງຢູ່ໃນຕຳແໜ່ງເປັນມື້ສຸດທ້າຍນັ້ນ.
ການຮັບຟັງການໃຫ້ການ ແມ່ນເປັນພຽງໂອກາດດຽວ ທີ່ບັນດາສະມາຊິກລັດຖະສະພາທີ່ຈະສອບຖາມ ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ໄດ້, ຜູ້ຊຶ່ງທີ່ພວກເພິ່ນ ຮັບຮູ້ວ່າ ເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ຈົງຮັກພັກດີ ຕໍ່ທ່ານທຣຳ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ ດຳລົງຕຳແໜ່ງເປັນ ລັດຖະມົນຕີຮັກສາການຊົ່ວຄາວຂອງກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ. ການສະເໜີຊື່ທ່ານ ວຽລລິມ ບາຣ໌ ໃຫ້ເປັນ ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ ຂອງທ່ານທຣຳ ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນຄາດກັນ ວ່າ ຈະປະເຊີນ ກັບການລົງຄະແນນຮັບຮອງເອົາ ຢູ່ໃນສະພາສູງ ໃນສັບປະດາໜ້າ.
ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ໄດ້ບອກກັບບັນດາສະມາຊິກລັດຖະສະພາ ວ່າ ທ່ານບໍ່ໄດ້ໂອລົມກັບທ່ານທຣຳ ກ່ຽວກັບການສືບສວນຂອງຣັດເຊຍ ແລະຍັງໄດ້ກ່າວອີກວ່າ ທ່ານບໍ່ເຄີຍໂອ້ລົມກັບພວກເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ທຳນຽບຂາວ ກ່ຽວກັບທັດສະນະຂອງທ່ານ ຕໍ່ ການສືບສວນດັ່ງກ່າວ ກ່ອນໜ້າທີ່ ທ່ານຈະເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ.
ພັກເດໂມແຄຣັດ ໄດ້ກ່າວຫາທ່ານທຣຳ ທີ່ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ໃນການພະຍາຍາມທີ່ຈະ ຢັບຢັ້ງການສືບສວນກ່ຽວກັບຣັດເຊຍ. ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ໄດ້ກ່າວຕຳໜິຕິຕຽນຢ່າງເປີດເຜີຍ ຕໍ່ການສືບສວນ ກ່ອນໜ້າ ທີ່ຈະເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ ໃນປີ 2017 ໃນຖານະເປັນຫົວໜ້າທີ່ປຶກສາ ຂອງ ທ່ານ ແຈັຟ ແຊັສຊັນ ຊຶ່ງໃນຕອນນັ້ນ ເປັນລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ.
ໃນວັນສຸກວານນີ້ ພັກເດໂມແຄຣັດ ແມ່ນໄດ້ກ່າວຫາ ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ຊ້ຳແລ້ວຊ້ຳອີກ ທີ່ວ່າ ເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ຫລົບຫລີກ ໃນການໃຫ້ຄຳຕອບ ຂອງທ່ານ ຕໍ່ຄຳຖາມຕ່າງໆ ແລະການຮັບຟັງການໃຫ້ການນັ້ນ ໃນຫຼາຍໆຄັ້ງ ໄດ້ເປັນການໂຕ້ຖຽງກັນ.
ໃນຕອນນຶ່ງ, ປະທານຄະນະກຳມະການ ສັງກັດພັກເດໂມແຄຣັດ ທ່ານ ຮາຄິມ ແຈັຟຟຣີສ໌
ໄດ້ຖາມ ທ່ານວີທາເກີຣ໌ ວ່າ “ເຈົ້າເຂົ້າມາກຳຕຳແໜ່ງເປັນຫົວໜ້າຂອງກະຊວງຍຸຕິທຳ
ໄດ້ຢ່າງໃດ?”
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told lawmakers that he has "not interfered in any way" in the special counsel's Russia investigation as newly empowered House Democrats put the Trump administration under more scrutiny.
Democrats, who recently took over the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, frequently clashed during Friday's hearing with Whitaker who is on his last days in his post.
The hearing is likely the only chance for lawmakers to question Whitaker, who they perceive as a Trump loyalist, while he is still acting attorney general. Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, is expected to face a Senate confirmation vote next week.
Whitaker told lawmakers he had not talked to Trump about the Russia investigation and also said he never spoke with White House officials about his views on the probe before he joined the Justice Department.
Democrats have accused Trump of appointing Whitaker to try to suppress the Russia investigation. Whitaker had publicly criticized the investigation before joining the Justice Department in 2017 as chief of staff to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Democrats Friday repeatedly accused Whitaker of being evasive in his answers to questions and the hearing was at many times combative.
At one point, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries asked Whitaker, "How the heck did you become the head of the Department of Justice?"
At another point, Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, asked about whether Whitaker had ever been asked to approve any action requested by special counsel Robert Mueller.
"Mr. Chairman, I see that your 5 minutes is up," Whitaker responded, eliciting gasps from the room.
When it was Republicans turn to ask questions, they made clear they viewed the Democrats line of questioning as merely political.
The top Republican on the committee, Doug Collins, described the hearing as a "show" and said, "bring your popcorn."
Mueller and his team of prosecutors have been investigating alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia as well as looking into whether Trump, as president, obstructed justice by trying to thwart the probe.
Trump has repeatedly denied collusion with Russia and has called Mueller's investigation a "witch hunt." Russia also has rejected U.S. intelligence findings that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election in an effort to boost Trump's chances.