He hasn’t “officially” been hired yet but with everyone reporting it and no one stepping forward to dispute it, it seems to be legit. He definitely has been interviewed, on 1/23 if I remember correctly.
Honest question about the second part of your post because I’m not sure I’m understanding it correctly. Are you saying you hope it’s DA’s decision because you like the hire but don’t trust Loomis decisions and therefore wouldn’t like the hire as much if it was his decision? Or are just saying you don’t trust him to make this hire?