If our federal government were doing the de-nuking, observers wouldn't be able to detect any discernable progress for years!
All the better if it turns out he's stalling on purpose to allow criminal investigations to proceed against the cabal. Rosenstein screams out to be slapped, but maybe that's the point–distraction. Gonna be mighty tough now for the NYT to throw him under the bus if it turns out he's actually a white hat.