Trump said on Friday that he doesn't know Matthew Whitaker. Last month on television, the president said not only that he knew him but that he is a "great guy."
The Trump administration has not yet responded to a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau's policy of including unauthorized immigrants in population numbers used to distribute seats in Congress.
Three legislative staffers and a state lawmaker say Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March. The governor and state legislative leaders have called for him to step down. Hill says he won't quit.
The move would be a departure from the position of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said, "Good people don't smoke marijuana" in his confirmation hearing.
The Hawaii senator is the chamber's only immigrant. The Democrat, who asks every nominee for any position if they've ever been accused of sexual misconduct, has a passion belied by her cool affect.
When Scott Pruitt served as Oklahoma's attorney general, he took over a major pollution lawsuit brought by his predecessor. Critics accuse Pruitt of inaction on the case, which remains unresolved.
The deputy attorney general used a Law Day appearance in Washington to defend himself and the Justice Department from a pressure campaign waged by Trump allies.