FTC Emails Show Whitaker Fielded Gripes on Miami Firm
- Corrects earlier story that said he appeared to mislead FTC
- FTC investigators contacted Whitaker for information in 2017
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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was alerted to a series of customer complaints about a Miami company where he was on the advisory board, according to new documents released by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The documents, produced Friday in response to Freedom of Information Act requests, contain internal correspondence among FTC investigators and provide a more detailed look at Whitaker’s actions at the company. While they show that he was contacted with concerns about company practices, they don’t show he misrepresented his role to FTC investigators, as Bloomberg incorrectly reported earlier Friday.