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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:26 PM Nov 2018

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Leonard Leo, head of the Federalist Society, handpicked Sessions' replacement. (Original Post) MelissaB Nov 2018 OP

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1. It's against the law to appoint an interim attorney general who hasn't been confirmed

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:29 PM

Nov 2018

in another position according to Napolitano on Fox.

“Under the law, the person running the Department of Justice must have been approved by the United States Senate for some previous position. Even on an interim post,” Napolitano said.

Napolitano continued saying that next in line for the position is Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/fox-news-legal-analyst-says-trump-violated-the-law-by-appointing-matt-whitaker-as-acting-attorney-general/?utm_source=push_notifications

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2. !?!? Remember Leo's plot to claim a Kav look-alike 'interfered with' Ford in HS???

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:42 PM

Nov 2018