People act like Trump was free to appoint anyone he pleased. He was carefully boxed in early by Pence and McConnell and Ryan and at best had 30% of the power that a President normally has.
His one moment was firing Comey. After that Mueller was installed and he was told BY THE GOP that anymore firings would result in his removal from office. He knew Pence would also go along with it.
His choices were all made from a list approved by McConnell.
McConnell also refused to go into recess for the entire four years to prevent any recess appointments.
The DOJ and it’s subordinate bureau the FBI, the CIA, DOD and State all slow walked or openly refused to execute his orders.
The FBI and CIA and DOD all had spies inside the white house watching his every move.
All of this was against a backdrop of street terrorists stalking and menacing anyone who was in his administration. Most of the non-partisan business advisory counsel quit in the face of the leftist terrorism. This dried up the pool of “wall street killers” he always wanted to fill his administration with.
So let us quit pretending he could appoint whoever he pleased.
Trump's choices were VERY limited - because very few people wanted their lives destroyed.
Zerobama and The Joek can appoint ANYONE they want to.
McConnell also refused to go into recess for the entire four years to prevent any recess appointments.
This. This. And this.
Until it was safe to hand over the Senate to the Democrats that he was Assisting.