[Pelham]

“Reality check....who the heck would the US Senate ever confirm to replace him? We’d end up with some swamp-thing hack being acting AG.”

The Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.

“The little-known law allows the president to appoint acting heads of departments for up to 210 days when the incumbent resigns or is unable to perform his duties. In the case of the attorney general, there is a caveat: The candidate must be a Senate-confirmed official and cannot be asked to fill the position permanently.”

“In theory, Trump could look outside the Department of Justice for a successor to Sessions. However, his choices would be limited to the 50 or so of his appointees the Senate has so far confirmed.”

[grania]

So he could appoint someone already confirmed for something else for 210 days. That's mid-March, two months after the next session begins. It would be an issue that would divide the Republican Party even more than it is now up until the election. There's a good chance that would make it even more possible for the 'pubs to lose control. Then impeachment hearings would begin, further stalling any of the Deplorable Agenda getting implemented.

What a plan that would be!