15. Trump knows this stuff made him POTUS. His base eats it up, especially when it angers Dems. Unless a loon, his pick will get confirmed.
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16. But what if he moves Sessions to DHS? He could then install an AG who isn’t recused from Russia and who might fire/limit Mueller.
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17. Why would Sessions go along? He might prefer it to getting constantly undermined by Trump (and that’s his best-case scenario!).
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18. DHS would fit Sessions like a glove. He’s passionate about immigration & terrorism -- thumbs down to both! -- and wouldn't annoy Trump.
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19. And if Sessions is happy, then the conservatives inside and outside government who recently rallied to his defense would also be happy.
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20. Under the DOJ succession statute, the acting AG would be the current #2, Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller after Sessions recused.
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21. Instead of appointing a new AG, the World’s Worst Boss™ could just slowly undermine Rosenstein until he can’t take it anymore and quits.
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22. Or he could name a new AG – and he could do so without seeking Senate approval.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/a-cast-of-thousands-of-possible-acting-ags?utm_term=.eqGd0n2OBj#.qdmzE5Y4Mo …
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He could name an acting AG, not an AG (tho I suspect you were just keeping text shorter here and that's what you meant).
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Yup (although in the unlikely event recess appt option becomes unblocked, then would be a real AG not acting).
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Right. I don't see that happening. Especially not after this morning's tweets.
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