President Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination, Trump says a deal has been made to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza, the U.S. economy is growing, but at a slower pace.
President Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination, Trump says a deal has been made to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza, the U.S. economy is growing, but at a slower pace.Open
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are showing no signs of backing down on their demands concerning Todd Blanche’s nomination to become permanent attorney general, throwing his confirmation into serious doubt. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) canceled the panel’s scheduled meeting to vote today on Blanche’s nomination, after negotiations throughout the day failed to win over the pair of “YOLO caucus” senators. Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5998751-todd-blanche-confirmation-delay-cornyn-tillis-gop-scorn/ #ToddBlanche #Trump #DOJ #AttorneyGeneral #JohnCornyn #ThomTillis #Senate
The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.
The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.Open
Every senator went on record Wednesday opposing clemency for Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a rare bipartisan rebuke tied directly to the confirmation fight over Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, introduced the non-binding resolution on the Senate floor and asked for unanimous consent. No senator objected. The measure […] The post Senate votes unanimously to oppose any pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell appeared first on American Almanac .
Every senator went on record Wednesday opposing clemency for Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a rare bipartisan rebuke tied directly to the confirmation fight over Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, introduced the non-binding resolution on the Senate floor and asked for unanimous consent. No senator objected. The measure calls on the president not to grant "a pardon, commutation, or any other form of executive clemency" to the 64-year-old Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence after a jury convicted her in late 2021 on sex trafficking conspiracy and trafficking of a minor. The vote carried no legal force, but its timing was deliberate. Rosen linked it…Open
Two Republican senators are holding up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation over the Justice Department's refusal to formally kill a $1.8 billion settlement fund, and one of them says he won't vote yes until he sees it on paper. The Senate Judiciary Committee pulled a scheduled Thursday morning vote on Blanche's nomination late Wednesday […] The post Todd Blanche confirmation vote stalls as Cornyn demands DOJ put anti-weaponization fund agreement in writing appeared first on American Almanac .
Two Republican senators are holding up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation over the Justice Department's refusal to formally kill a $1.8 billion settlement fund, and one of them says he won't vote yes until he sees it on paper. The Senate Judiciary Committee pulled a scheduled Thursday morning vote on Blanche's nomination late Wednesday after Sen. John Cornyn of Texas made clear he would not support the nominee without a written agreement from the Justice Department. Cornyn wants two things in writing: confirmation that the DOJ's controversial "anti-weaponization fund" is permanently dead, and a clear answer on who exactly is shielded by the tax audit immunity baked into a settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against…Open
President Trump floated the possibility of temporarily pulling Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general to circumvent the opposition of Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
President Trump said Thursday that he would have "no objection" to temporarily withdrawing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination until his Republican opponents are out of office next January. The big picture: Trump's threat, directed at GOP Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Cornyn (Texas) , puts Blanche's critics on notice to what the president deemed "the right thing" after their concerns stalled his nomination. Driving the news: "Todd Blanche is a STAR," Trump wrote of his former personal attorney turned Justice Department loyalist. - He added that Blanche would "remain, in any event, as Acting." This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
President Trump said Thursday that he would have "no objection" to temporarily withdrawing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination until his Republican opponents are out of office next January. The big picture: Trump's threat, directed at GOP Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Cornyn (Texas) , puts Blanche's critics on notice to what the president deemed "the right thing" after their concerns stalled his nomination. Driving the news: "Todd Blanche is a STAR," Trump wrote of his former personal attorney turned Justice Department loyalist. - He added that Blanche would "remain, in any event, as Acting." This is a breaking news story and will be updated.Open
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are showing no signs of backing down on their demands concerning Todd Blanche’s nomination to become permanent attorney general, throwing his confirmation into serious doubt. #Cornyn #Blanche #Nomination #AttorneyGeneral #Senate
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has not changed his mind on Todd Blanche.