If my AG recused himself I would have fired him immediately...
This whole thing is show and, I believe, has been from day one. And I’m Talking about trump. When someone does something that makes no logical sense (allowing Sessions to stay) it means either they are an idiot or they are doing it for reasons and based on information you are not aware of.
It's been explained numerous times on this board how Trump has been hamstrung in his efforts to clean out the DOJ, and what the obstacles are in firing Rosenstein and Sessions.
I'm not sure how you've missed that.