>The succession question is actually a bit complicated.
Should Rosenstein step down now, Solicitor General Noel Francisco would take over the probe, not Panuccio. (Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia inquiry last year.)
>pic related
http://thecapitolist.com/jesse-panuccio-reprising-role-as-3rd-highest-ranking-official-at-doj/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/09/rachel-brand-no-3-official-at-doj-is-stepping-down.html
>The succession question is actually a bit complicated.
or also…
Robert J. Higdon Jr.
>one of 11 presidential nominees scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. But he is the only one from that list who, if confirmed, could decide the fate of the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible coordination with the campaign of President Donald Trump.
http://www.newsweek.com/us-attorney-robert-higdon-justice-succession-mueller-660685