Grinding the DoJ to a halt isn’t the goal this time. He needs someone competent enough to wield the agency like a hammer in order to go after rivals and punish dissidents. He may not be smart enough to pick which candidate can actually achieve that, but failure will be noticed.
See also Bill Barr.
You think Trump gives a shit if she does anything beyond sit there and play with herself all day? She’s there to take his orders and that’s it.
Though I do agree, a SCOTUS seat is also a very real possibility. But she’s getting one or the other.
Grinding the DoJ to a halt isn’t the goal this time. He needs someone competent enough to wield the agency like a hammer in order to go after rivals and punish dissidents. He may not be smart enough to pick which candidate can actually achieve that, but failure will be noticed.