If he fires him they will not confirm another which essentially leaves Rosenstein as AG. The department hasn’t been cleaned up and there may well be someone worse in line behind Rosenstein
“...which essentially leaves Rosenstein as AG.”
You mean, like NOW.
“If he fires him they will not confirm another which essentially leaves Rosenstein as AG.”
Not necessarily. Trump can appoint an interim AG and they can start the job immediately, as long as the nominee has already been confirmed by the Senate for some other Executive branch position. This is the loophole Trump needs to use to pull the rug out from under the Senate’s threats.
What is the expiration date on that sentiment?
We've learned a LOT about what went on at the FBI, DoJ, Intelligence; we've learned a LOT about how Clapper, Brennan, Comey, McCabe, and others lied to Congress and the courts; we've learned a LOT about spying, wiretapping, unmasking; we've seen a LOT of retirements, resignations, and firings.
Does any of this change the intransigence of the early Senate Republican opinion on this matter, or are they, too, going to blindly march to a conclusion with a willfully total disregard for all that happened in the last 12 months?
-PJ
He can fire home, too!