Democrat to acting AG: 'We are not joking here' By Morgan Chalfant - 02/08/19 12:26 PM EST Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) chided acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker for behaving in an unacceptable manner during a confrontational House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday. “Mr. attorney general, we are not joking here,” Jackson Lee said. “And your humor is not acceptable.” The tense exchange came as the congresswoman asked Whitaker a series of yes or no questions about his role at the Justice Department and oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Members often asked yes or no questions during oversight hearings...