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FMR Acting AG Matthew Whitaker has NOT left the building. He is serving as a senior counselor in the office of Associate AG. There is no associate AG or acting associate AG. Principal Deputy Associate AG Jesse Panuccio remains in his post. He had served as acting associate AG.
Panuccio's term as acting associate AG ran out after 210 days as prescribed by the Vacancies Reform Act. He had taken over from Rachel Brand, who abruptly quit to take a job at Walmart almost exactly a year ago. No word on a nominee for that slot.
.@sgurman & @aviswanatha of WSJ's Justice League reported last June that White House had paused search for a new associate b/c admin could find no takers for what otherwise is a prestigious Washington doj assignment: wsj.com/articles/trump…
Attribution about Whitaker's continuing role is DOJ officials. FWIW.
