With the sudden departure of Pam Bondi last week, President Trump is searching for a new attorney general. He may be looking for a new deputy AG as well.
Under current federal law, President Trump has the power to appoint an attorney to fill these crucial offices in an interim or “acting” capacity for up to 210 days without Senate confirmation.
A glance at the calendar reveals that this year’s midterm elections are set for Nov. 3, 2026, which is exactly 210 days from today. Coincidence? We think not.
The next attorney general (and deputy AG) should be someone who is willing and able to accomplish the MAGA goals within that 210-day time frame, or he’ll be another failure. These 210 days (30 weeks) could be virtually all the time that remains on the clock for the second Trump administration.
No one passes a basketball to a player who ignores dwindling time on a shot clock. No coach installs a quarterback after the final two-minute warning who ignores the game clock.
The liberal media and even some of Trump’s advisers are telling him that he needs to choose a new attorney general who is confirmable by the Senate, but that is malarkey. Trump needs an attorney general who will get the job done before the midterms, such as someone who could not be confirmed by the weak sisters in the Senate.
[…]If the next attorney general is afraid of liberals, Congress, or the media, then he will fail to make badly needed changes at the Justice Department. MAGA still awaits a prosecution of ringleaders among more than 200 Justice Department employees who wrongfully persecuted Trump.
Many excellent candidates would do a terrific job at saving our country from the Swamp. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Ed Martin, Mike Davis and Sidney Powell would be superb choices without worrying about Tillis and other RINOs.
President Abraham Lincoln did not win the Civil War by appointing an insider to lead the Union Army. After D.C.-favored generals like George McClellan failed to get the job done, it was the outcast, probably unconfirmable U.S. Grant who ultimately won the war.
[…]Installing MAGA leadership at DOJ was one of the key pledges made to the American people in 2024, which helped elect Trump and other Republicans. The vacancy at the position of attorney general makes it possible now to honor that pledge.
— Andy Schlafly, April 9 WorldNetDaily column