Has no effect on THIS CASE, because, as the screenshot shows, Mueller is making the point that both @JeffSessions and DAG Rosenstein WERE confirmed by the Senate as principal officers when he was appointed. 1/2 https://t.co/CVdhDdMNfu— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) November 20, 2018
2/2 in fact, Mueller’s argument here is predicated on conceding that a putative Acting AG who has NOT been confirmed by the Senate (@MattWhitaker46 ) may not have legal authority. He said it doesn’t matter as Rosenstein appointed him.— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) November 20, 2018
All the instant hot takes were ice-cold.
What @MattWhitaker46 appointment?— Louise Bagshawe (@LouiseBagshawe) November 20, 2018
There has been none.
Mueller points this out as he says “Trump’s DESIGNATION”. Not “appointment”.
It *should* be abundantly clear at this point that neither Rosenstein nor Mueller accept @MattWhitaker46 is “Acting Attorney General”