On Friday, as disbelief over Whitaker’s appo

On Friday, as disbelief over Whitaker’s appointment, and its transparent motive, threatened to drown out the helicopter waiting to spirit Trump on his way to Paris, Trump began to backpedal, saying “I don’t know Matt Whitaker.” This despite reports Whitaker had briefed him numerous times in the Oval Office and the fact that last month he told the hosts of Fox & Friends, “I know Matt Whitaker.”