Nonilex<p>When there is a vacancy in the position of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USattorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USattorney</span></a>, the AG is able install someone as an “interim” US attorney for 120 days, but after that, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> says a federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> decides who next serves as interim.</p><p>Erik Siebert, who was removed for refusing to bring a case against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Comey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comey</span></a> based on the lack of evidence, had already served a 120-day term as an AG appointment. The question is whether the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin had the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a> to make a 2nd interim appointment.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LegalEthics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a></p>