President Donald Trump's appointment of someone who has not been vetted by the Senate as Acting Attorney General is in violation of the Constitution. Every Senator should have standing in a legal case because the Trump appointment deprives them of voting on confirmation as the constitution states. The Senator can say that one of the reasons he/she ran for Senator was to have a say on departmental appointments.
There is little doubt that Trump has done this as an initial step to break the constitution and permit him to pursue his desire to become a dictator. I grant it is possible that Trump did this to take attention off the election results. Either way, it should not be allowed to stand.
I believe this should be litigated even if a new Attorney General nomination is put forth shortly in order to have a decision for future reference. The litigation should be made even if the decision isn't finalized before the Acting Attorney General (Whittaker) is out of the office. It is my hope that the Supreme Court would vote in favor of defending the Constitution, but I am not sure of this.
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