Politics A.M.: Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots, undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million

As U.S. attorney, Whitaker imposed longer-than-usual drug sentences; How to influence campaigns: Take inexperienced staffers, stir in a small amount of money, Democrats find

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