Just to clear up confusion over DOJ succession, @JessePanuccioFL becomes Acting Associate AG under § 508(a)(1), but he’s not Senate-confirmed, which means he’s not in the line of succession for either AG or Deputy AG. That’s why Noel Francisco (the SG) is now third in that line.
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I don’t think so. Rosenstein isn’t supervising Mueller as DAG; he’s doing it as Acting AG. And an Acting AAG isn’t next in line to serve as Acting AG. So Noel would be Acting AG on matters on which neither Sessions nor Rosenstein were available until a new AAG is confirmed.
Btw, did you see my tweet that I just got a response to a FOIA submitted 4 years ago on who was AAG when and why in 2007. DOJ claims to have no records for at least 2 CRITICAL days, & almost nothing else. 5 pages.
