He’d have to fire Sessions and Rosenstein, leaving no one in place already confirmed to run the DOJ. He also does not want to rock the boat prior to midterms, but it appears Mueller does not give a crap about making this political.
There’s more than 30 people in the DOJ that have been confirmed by the Senate.
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 allows the interim appointment of anyone from anywhere in the Executive who has been Senate-confirmed to any other job.
He’d have to fire Sessions and Rosenstein, leaving no one in place already confirmed to run the DOJ. He also does not want to rock the boat prior to midterms, but it appears Mueller does not give a crap about making this political.
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Thanks...that explains it.