[Alberta's Child]

How does the Solicitor General oversee the Mueller probe?

The published succession within the DOJ is:

1. Attorney General
2. Deputy Attorney General
3. Associate Attorney General
4. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
5. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
6. United States Attorney for the Central District of California

Is VOX right about this?

[Stingray51]

I assume that the succession you indicated is for the AG, not the Deputy AG. Is that right? My thought is that the Prez could fire Rosenstein and appoint this fellow as Acting Deputy AG (and I presume he could remain the Solicitor General at the same time). He could actually appoint any currently serving Senate-confirmed official (and not just from the DOJ) as Acting Deputy AG. But maybe it would look better if he was already a high official in the DOJ.

[FtrPilot]

Here’s the DOJ org chart:

https://www.justice.gov/agencies/chart

The Associate Attorney General slot is currently vacant and being filled by an “Acting” Associate Attorney General.

I believe the Vox report is correct.

[McGavin999]

Has to be someone confirmed by the Senate. Since the Senate confirmed him as Solicitor General he would be qualified for the position