(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump on Thursday floated temporarily pulling Todd Blanche's nomination to the attorney general post while a U.S. Senate committee struggles to advance him.
The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold a vote on Blanche's nomination Thursday morning. However, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., indicated they would not vote to advance him and the meeting was delayed.
kAm%:==:D 2?5 r@C?J? C2:D65 4@?46C?D 23@FE 2 ?62C=J S`]g 3:==:@? kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH];FDE:46]8@G^@A2^AC^;FDE:46\56A2CE>6?E\2??@F?46D\2?E:\H62A@?:K2E:@?\7F?5Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2?E:\H62A@?:K2E:@? 7F?5k^2m k^DEC@?8mAC@A@D65 3J E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 yFDE:46 @FE @7 2 D6EE=6>6?E 36EH66? %CF>A 2?5 E96 x#$] %CF>A 4C:E:4:K65 %:==:D 2?5 r@C?J? :? 2 D@4:2= >65:2 A@DE @? %9FCD52J H96? 96 7=@2E65 q=2?496VD H:E95C2H2=] k^Am
kAmx? 9:D 4@?7:C>2E:@? 962C:?8[ q=2?496 D2:5 E96 7F?5 H2D Q5625]Q r@C?J? 2?5 %:==:D 92G6 42==65 7@C q=2?496 E@ H@C< H:E9 E96 $6?2E6 @? HC:E:?8 2 =2H E92E H@F=5 AC6G6?E E96 2?E:\H62A@?:K2E:@? 7F?5 7C@> 8@:?8 :?E@ 67764E @C 36:?8 C6G:G65] k^Am
kAm|66E:?8D E@ 5:D4FDD =68:D=2E:@? @? E96 2?E:\H62A@?:K2E:@? 7F?5 92G6 ?@E AC@8C6DD65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r@C?J?] w6 D2:5 2? @77:4:2= 2E E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 92D 96=5 FA E2=<D] k^Am
kAmkDA2?mQx E9:?< :7 E9:D H6C6 ;FDE 36EH66? >6 2?5 %@55 q=2?496[ H6 H@F=5 92G6 H@C<65 E9:D @FE[Q r@C?J? D2:5] QqFE 2AA2C6?E=J 96VD 86EE:?8 D@>6 AFD9324< 7C@> 9:896C FAD 2E E96 (9:E6 w@FD6] x 5@?VE <?@H H9@[ 3FE E9:D 5@6D?VE ?665 E@ 36 E9:D 92C5]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmq@E9 r@C?J? 2?5 %:==:D 2C6 ?@E CF??:?8 7@C C66=64E:@?] %:==:D 2??@F?465 96 H@F=5 ?@E CF? 282:? 2?5 r@C?J? H2D 56762E65 3J %CF>A\6?5@CD65 z6? !2IE@? :? E96 |2C49 #6AF3=:42? AC:>2CJ] k^Am
kAmkDA2?mQ%@55 q=2?496 :D 2 $%p#[ 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 <?@HD :EP w6 92D E96 A@E6?E:2= E@ 8@ 5@H? 2D @?6 @7 E96 vC62E6DE pEE@C?6J v6?6C2=D @7 p== %:>6[Q %CF>A kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^ECFE9D@4:2=]4@>^oC62=s@?2=5%CF>A^A@DED^``f__hdg`ah_c`hageQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmHC@E6k^2mk^DEC@?8m] QkDA2?mx 92G6 ?@ @3;64E:@? E@ E6>A@C2C:=J H:E95C2H:?8 %@55’D ?2>6[ :7 E96J 5@ ?@E 5@ E96 C:89E E9:?8[ 2?5 AFEE:?8 9:> 324< 27E6C r@C?J? 2?5 %:==:D 2C6 @FE @7 @77:46]Qk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?mq=2?496 92D D6CG65 2D 24E:?8 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2= D:?46 pAC:=] p? 24E:?8 56A2CE>6?E @77:4:2= >2J @?=J D6CG6 7@C a`_ 52JD[ kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@?8C6DD]8@G^4CD\AC@5F4E^#cchhfQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm244@C5:?8k^2m k^DEC@?8mE@ E96 u656C2= '242?4:6D #67@C> p4E] w@H6G6C[ E96 E:>6 =:>:E2E:@?D @? 2? 24E:?8 @77:4:2= DE@A H96? E96:C ?@>:?2E:@? :D A6?5:?8] k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?mq=2?496 4@F=5 C6>2:? :? E96 24E:?8 A@DE 7@C 2?@E96C a`_ 52JD :7 %CF>A 564:56D E@ H:E95C2H 9:D ?@>:?2E:@?] x7 %CF>A H:E95C6H q=2?496VD ?@>:?2E:@? @? yF=J b_[ a_ae[ 96 4@F=5 C6>2:? :? E96 24E:?8 A@D:E:@? F?E:= u63] ad[ a_af] k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?mr@C?J?[ :? 2 A@DE @? D@4:2= >65:2[ AFD965 324< @? %CF>A] w6 D2:5 @E96C D6?2E@CD 2C6 2=D@ 4@?46C?65 23@FE E96 2?E:\H62A@?:K2E:@? 7F?5] k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2?mkDA2?mQ!~%&$ :D >:DE2<6? :7 96 36=:6G6D 4@?46C?D 23@FE E96 AC@G:D:@?D :? 9:D E2I =2HDF:E D6EE=6>6?E 2C6 =:>:E65 E@ >6 2?5 $6?2E@C %:==:D[Q r@C?J? kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^y@9?r@C?J?^DE2EFD^a_gagd`ffc`cb_a`bdeQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmHC@E6k^2m k^DEC@?8m@? D@4:2= >65:2] k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
