Bill Maher: Trump crosses a "red line" with Whitaker

HBO host Bill Maher said Friday that President TrumpDonald John Trump – A White House lawyer questioned Whitaker about his intention to join Trump's legal team: report that Flake blames Trump for doubting the vote count in Arizona: no evidence of "electoral corruption" Comey touched on sensitive FBI issues in a personal email: PLUS report crossed a "red line" by appointing Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General.

"When you start to think of the top policeman in the country as a stooge, whoever is there to meet the Supreme Leader's expectations, it's a slow blow," Maher said in an interview with veteran journalist Bob. Woodward.

Trump called Whitaker to serve as former Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard The SessionsEx-White House solicitor has questioned Whitaker about his intention to join Trump's legal team: report Flake: Whitaker should not oversee the FBI's investigation on the # 39, Mueller case of the Florida Society.The temporary replacement of Sessions resigned Wednesday at the request of the president. Whitaker served as chief of staff of the sessions at the Department of Justice.

Trump also announced that Whitaker would oversee a special council Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: The United States should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation into RussiaThe Russian investigation on Russia, which was supervised by the Deputy Attorney General Rod RosensteinRod Jay RosensteinFlake: Whitaker should not oversee Mueller Rosenstein's investigation calls Whitaker a "super" choice to act as AG: Collins report reiterates call for legislation to protect Mueller's investigation MORE since Sessions was challenged early last year because of his work on the Trump campaign.

Trump, on Friday, said he had not questioned Whitaker about Mueller's investigation, which Whitaker had publicly criticized and is now overseeing.

"Damn, love it from Donald Trump," Maher said of Whitaker during his monologue.

All that Whitaker has written sounds like "Trump's out of order story," said the host.

"He wrote an editorial that said Mueller's investigation was going too far, he wants to indict Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonComey evoked sensitive FBI issues in her personal email: report Pipe bomb suspect charged with using weapons of mass destruction Matthew Whitaker playing Roy Cohn, DOJ could be the personal law firm from Trump PLUSSaid Maher. "He's so far in Trump's ass (Fox News host, Sean) Hannity had to fight his way."

The president praised Whitaker as "a highly respected man in the law enforcement community" but claimed that he did not know him personally.

"I did not talk to Matt WhitakerMatthew G WhitakerThe Hill & # 39; s 12:30 Report – Presented by the Project Against Extremism – Ginsburg Hospitalized After the Fall | 12 people killed in a mass shot at SoCal | What the ousting of Sessions means for Russia | Why Trump thinks he won half way Activists plan protests nationwide to protect Mueller's investigation of Napolitano: Acting AG "does not meet the legal requirements" to accept a job MORE about that. I do not know Matt Whitaker, "said Trump before leaving the White House for a trip to Paris.

Whitaker would have visited the Oval Office a dozen times.

Trump also said in an interview with Fox News on Oct. 11 that Whitaker was a "good guy," saying, "I mean, I know Matt Whitaker."

Former White House lawyer Don McGahn reportedly questioned Whitaker, the former Iowa lawyer, about his decision to join Trump's legal team last year.