https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice …….. On January 13, 2017, during the Presidential transition of Donald Trump, then President Obama issued executive order 13762.[1] This order changed the Department of Justice line of succession to the following:
Attorney General
Deputy Attorney General
Associate Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
Notably, this order removed the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from the fourth position in the line.