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For the curious, the line of succession for AG after deputy goes: 1. U.S. Atty for E. D. Virgina (Now the current acting AG) 2. U.S. Atty for D. Minnesota 3.
by bonyt 10y ago
For the curious, the line of succession for AG after deputy goes:
1. U.S. Atty for E. D. Virgina (Now the current acting AG)
2. U.S. Atty for D. Minnesota
3. U.S. Atty for D. Arizona
Interestingly, this is set by executive order so it may be changeable - though limited to those eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, I think. (And I guess we can argue all day over the constitutionality of that under the appointments clause)
Source: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/04/executive-order-13557-order-succession-within-department-justice https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/1...
- disantlor 10y agointerestingly there seems to be a new executive order 13762, from the final days of the obama whitehouse, that changed the Justice Department order of succession, yet Trump seems to have followed the order that you mentioned/linked saw a tweet raising this point after having just read your comment. not sure what it means but thought your comment was very interesting, so... here's some more detail.
- bonyt 10y agoThat's really strange! I wonder if he may have followed the wrong order, or or if the vacancies reform act gives him some leeway here... https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/13/executive-order-providing-order-succession-within-department-justice https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/0...