"Justice Department memo declares Whitaker appointment legal". Only john of don people are left. The rest were fired. What did you expect?

The goal of the john of don is to be the only one left standing. To brook no interference from anyone. To run every department. Make every decision. Get rid of any obstacle  by any means possible. Why would anyone be surprised that the john of don sez  hiring Whit is legit? He makes every decision for every department every minute of every day. You do know that don'tcha?