So the DOJ has chimed in about Whitaker?

his appointment is peachy. So there you go. Totes legit.

The DOJ has no judicial authority and its opinions are not precedent. I would have hardly expected the DOJ to rule that its own boss was there illegally.

Just in case anyone wants to read it before reaching conclusions on its merits. While not binding on any court (and not entitled to any deference from the courts), it spells out what undoubtedly will be the government's response to the lawsuit brought by the State of Maryland challenging Whitaker's appointment.

http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/11/14/acting.ag.op.pdf

Before there was a Vacancies Reform Act, there was a Vacancies Act that pre-dated Section 508. Section 508 as originally enacted, referenced Section 3345 of the original Vacancies Act. When Congress enacted the Vacancies Reform Act, it replaced the original Section 3345 with a new Section 3345, but it didn't change the language of Section 508. The effect therefore was to make the cross reference to Section 3345 in 508 applicable to the new Section 3345 just as it had been applicable to the previous iteration of Section 3345.

I was poking fun at Trump an Whitaker. I'm not a legally person. Sorry for the reference to leading the wrong idea of my thread.

Another trump loyalist has no bearings what so ever on the law. They'll find out soon it was unconstitutional to begin with to appoint him to the position.