It's all revisionist history -- all of it.
Bubba did THAT all on his own, with the help of HRC.
No one in the press seems to remember that for all practical purposes, THERE WAS NO NORMAL TRANSITION from the clinton to the Bush administrations, because Gore and the DNC started the chad wars and clinton refused to permit any of Bush's appointees to enter government offices or work with their opposite numbers until that faked dispute was settled.
As a result, there was little chance to pass anything along, even if there had been any good will to do so.
One result of these administrative delays and of Democrat footdragging in the Senate confirmation process was that many administrative offices were filled late. The FBI had no director until shortly before 9/11.