BOLDUAN: Matt Whitaker, the now-acting attorney general, after Jess Sessions was fired, is linked to a company referred to as a scam. What does it mean for his job now? CNN's Jessica Schneider is here with the details. Jessica, what's this all about?</s>JESSICA SCHNEIDER, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Kate, not only was Whitaker on the advisory board for the now-shutdown company, but he sent a threatening message to a customer who complained about the company. The company is World Patenting Marketing. It's since been shut down. It has been slapped with a $26 million fine. The government actually called it a company that was complicit in a scam that bilked thousands of customers out of millions of dollars. This is where Whitaker comes into play, Kate. In August 2015, he sent an e-mail response to a disgruntled customer and accused the customer of blackmail and extortion because they wanted to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. No doubt, Whitaker's involvement with this company will be drawing some ire from Democrats who are already questioning him as acting attorney general, but a lot more from Democrats after all this and this company -- Kate?</s>BOLDUAN: Just as he is now settling in as the acting attorney general. Thank you so much, Jessica. I really appreciate it. Thank you all so much for joining me today. "INSIDE POLITICS" with John King starts right now.
New Acting A.G. Matt Whitaker Linked to Company Scam.