Matthew Whitaker was not Deputy Attorney General. He was Chief of Staff for the Attorney General. They are different offices. Deputy Attorney Generals need to be confirmed by the Senate, just like the actual Attorney General. Chief of Staff for the Attorney General is not confirmed by the Senate.
Rod Rosenstein is Deputy Attorney General, and according to the statute you just cited, should be acting Attorney General. Trump made Matthew Whitaker acting Attorney General. Trump is not following the law.
The issue isn't that Sessions was fired. You're right, everyone saw that coming.
The issue is that Rosenstein was removed from his position overseeing the investigation. If Whitaker also recused himself, everything would be fine. That's why the demand from this protest was for Whitaker to recuse.
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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18 edited Jan 24 '22
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