This is why setting the stage was vital.
POTUS is always 10-steps ahead.
'On November 1, 2017, Hur was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.[2] On March 22, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[3] He was confirmed by voice vote later the same day.[4] He was sworn in on April 9, 2018.[5]'