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jg10003

(976 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:47 PM Nov 2018

Fox legal analyst; Trump violated the law by appointing Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general

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

Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano....explained that Whitaker was not confirmed by the Senate and therefore violates the law.

“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.

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Fox legal analyst; Trump violated the law by appointing Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general (Original Post) jg10003 Nov 2018 OP

Law, smauw....rules don't apply to orange rump. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2018 #1

Was Whitaker installed via "recess appointment" or under the "Federal Vacancies Reform Act"? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #2

IOKIYAR strikes again (nt) mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #3

All that changed last night. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #4

Well consider the source JonLP24 Nov 2018 #5

Unfortunately, he was approved by the Senate. Stonepounder Nov 2018 #6

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)

1. Law, smauw....rules don't apply to orange rump.

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:49 PM

Nov 2018

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Was Whitaker installed via "recess appointment" or under the "Federal Vacancies Reform Act"? n/t

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:55 PM

Nov 2018

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. IOKIYAR strikes again (nt)

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 06:19 PM

Nov 2018

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)

4. All that changed last night.

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Thu Nov 8, 2018, 12:00 AM

Nov 2018

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

5. Well consider the source

Reply to jg10003 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2018, 01:17 AM

Nov 2018

I hope he is right.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

6. Unfortunately, he was approved by the Senate.

Reply to jg10003 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2018, 02:05 AM

Nov 2018

Whitaker previously served in the United States Department of Justice during the George W. Bush administration as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.

That is a position that requires approval by the Senate. Unless there is something in the U.S. Code that says a 'Acting AG' must be approved by the current Congress, or that puts a limit on how long that Approval lasts, I'm afraid tRump is within his statutory rights. <sigh>

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