Anybody in the campaign would have the same recusal baggage, Giuliani for example.
Whether he actually feels he succeeded or not, I think Trump (and others around him, including Sessions) tried to choose the best/right person for each key position. In some cases the plan likely was a "hatchet man, replacement" "bing-bang" plan. Tillerson as SoS for example.
One beauty of actually following the rules, trying to restore objectivity to DOJ, FBI, the Courts, and other highly politicized institutions, is that Trump will not be controlling - his role is to faithfully execute laws, to defend the country, and to develop and implement foreign relations. The role of the executive.
Back to the main point though, Sessions was a good pick to head DOJ. He was a DOJ insider before he was a Senator. He's not as dull as most people think.
There’s so much corruption in D.C. I forget so many of these people are lawyers (i.e., correct credentials for AG).
Speaking of Sessions, the link below is to a PJ MEdia article about Sessions’ statement today re the Southern Poverty Law Center that I found interesting. I don’t know much about Sessions’ but he speaks here of his past work and rejects the SPLC’s current targeting of those they deem “hate groups,” even though he once worked with the SPLC years ago.
A side note in that article says that Amazon uses SPLC’s list of Hate Groups to decide to which charities their customers are invited to donate money (’Smile’ donation program). I’ve heard others complaining of being ostracized just for SPLC’s choosing to list them as a hate group minus any proof. I’ve always heard accounts like these in piecemeal form but finally see that collectively this strategy must have a large collective impact - one more way the left is shutting down visibility and access to funds of those with whom they disagree.