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Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general of the United States, joined Kansas City-based law firm Graves Garrett LLC as an of-counsel.
President Donald Trump named Whitaker acting attorney general after Jeff Sessions resigned in November. He served as the nation's top law enforcement officer until current Attorney General William Barr was appointed to the post in February. Prior to that, Whitaker spent a year as chief of staff and senior counselor to Sessions.
Whitaker's past experience…