When that doesn't happen, the other way to do it is for the Attorney General to appoint an interim Attorney General. Excuse me, interim U.S. attorney. That becomes necessary because An acting U.S. attorney can't just sit there forever. There are deadlines on that. So we've gone this route. Doesn't mean that it has to stay interim. I'm optimistic that maybe we can go the formal process by the time we get to the … (01:19–01:25)
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