What?? Are seriously claiming potus cannot appoint a temporary AG to the position until a confirmation process takes place for either that person or someone else?
Am I wrong in believing the temporary appt is somehow limited to a certain time period.
You also are saying the potus cannot make recess appts for positions requiring Congressional approval.
2. There is no constitutional basis for a "temporary" appointment to a role that requires Senate confirmation unless the role is filled on a temporary basis by someone else who has already been confirmed by the Senate. This is why the internal DOJ succession chain for unexpected departures involves only DOJ officials who have been confirmed: Deputy AG, Associate AG, Solicitor General, and then a series of U.S. Attorneys in prominent districts.