OMG....You KNOW he’s not an attorney.
I NEVER SAID HE WAS.
As someone stated before, he’s not an attorney, so, does the Attorney General need to be a lawyer? I don’t know, SmartyPants, you tell me, that as a political appointee, does the AG need to be a lawyer. Because, as I stated earlier, than the FBI Director needs to be an agent. The CIA Director needs to be a spy. Secretary of State and all Ambassadors NEED to come from the Diplomatic Corps, etc, etc, etc, etc.
I believe that it was none other than Donald J Trump, who wrote, don’t ever be afraid to hire someone more talented or smarter than you are. In other words, hire them for their talents and intelligence and when they’re done, let them move on to the next person that is willing to pay.
As for Fitton, I don’t care that he’s not a lawyer. Is Session’s prosecuting cases? No. He has lawyers that work for the DOJ doing that. Some are probably great attorney’s, too. Hmmmmm...that kind of sounds similar to something I just read about a guy that surrounds himself with great attorney’s.
On a side note, I’m betting he knows a lot more about being an attorney than most attorneys. Same goes for paralegals. They’re the ones doing all the grunt work for the lawyers, after some time, they know as much or more.
Perhaps related ... you don’t have to be a lawyer to be a United States Supreme Court Justice but all have been IIRC.
The ABA always “rates” nominees qualifications level but a president and the Senate could ignore their opinions entirely.
http://qa.answers.com/Q/Does_the_attorney_general_have_to_be_a_lawyer
If being an attorney is NOT a requirement for becoming Attorney General, and Tom Fitton is not a lawyer, I agree, Fitton would be an awesome choice. He gets the job done, as he has proven over and over again!