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It's not important, but it does set up a contrast as Trump adds, "Mueller was not Senate confirmed" (not Senate-confirmed as SC - he was for FBI, etc.)
Talking point.
The legal point is that Whitaker is qualified to be appointed Acting AG. If he wasn't, you'd have a hoard of Congresspeople (Senators) complaining - plus read the statute. Idiots like Judge Napolitano are the only ones asserting Senate-approval is a relevant point for Whitaker.