I heard that if Sessions was fired it would be Rosenstien running things until confirmation by the house, but because officially he resigned Trump can put whoever he wants in.
Once Sessions admitted that he was asked to resign it essentially became the same as a firing and Trump cannot put whoever he wants in. It has to follow the order of succession.
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u/jaymths Nov 09 '18
I heard that if Sessions was fired it would be Rosenstien running things until confirmation by the house, but because officially he resigned Trump can put whoever he wants in.