The Constitution through the Appointments Clause does not specifically require the AG to be lawyer. It doesn’t even call an AG position out.
“The Constitution through the Appointments Clause does not specifically require the AG to be lawyer. It doesn’t even call an AG position out.”
I understand that. But it sure as hell helps. And, even if Trump nominated him for AG, there is no way he’d get senate approval. Remember, Congress — especially the Senate — is chock full of lawyers; and lawyers have a “boy’s club” mentality: They would not likely consent to having a non-lawyer as head of the legal office of the US.