You’re talking about the President. In this particular case, we’re talking about the Attorney General. Don’t tell me he can ignore the CFR as well?
If this is the case, then ANY Cabinet member or Department Secretary can simply IGNORE any rule of the CFR and if so, what’s the point of having any Code or Regulation? Anyone can simply say to hell with the code, I’m not bound by it! This is ridiculous! We aren’t supposed to be living in a totalitarian country nor should we allow it.
And I don’t think the President is the KING who can damn well do as he pleases when it comes to the CFR.
In general, the President of the United States is expected to uphold and enforce the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
However, I will concede that there may be certain circumstances where the President’s actions could be seen as violating specific regulations. I will even concede that the President has certain powers and authorities that may allow for some flexibility in how they interpret and apply regulations.
Additionally, the President can also influence the creation or modification of regulations through executive orders and other means. So while it’s not common for the President to directly violate the CFR, there may be instances where their actions could be seen as conflicting with certain regulations due to certain exigent circumstances.
BUT THIS PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIFIC COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE HIS SON AND POSSIBLY HIMSELF DOES NOT AND SHOULD NOT FALL UNDER SUCH EXIGENCIES.
So no, David Weiss’ appointment can and should be challenged to STOP this travesty.
Read up on Federal regulations. They are usually pointless and have little or no weight under the law. When it comes to regulations that govern the protocols of a Federal department, they are not enforceable outside the Executive Branch … so an AG can freely ignore one as long as his boss is OK with it.
Joe Biden can sign an executive order tomorrow that rescinds CFR Section 600 and all its provisions entirely.