President Donald Trump might temporarily pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination until GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office in January.
Trump wrote on Truth Social:
Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it! He has the potential to go down as one of the Greatest Attorney Generals of All Time. However, John Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee, who will remain, in any event, as Acting. Remember, both Cornyn and Tillis voted for Merrick Garland, and others, too numerous to mention. I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office. President DONALD J. TRUMP
The Senate Judiciary Committee canceled Thursday’s vote to advance Blanche’s nomination to the Senate floor.
Cornyn and Tillis want assurances over an IRS settlement regarding Trump:
GOP Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday, less than 24 hours before a critical committee vote, that he is “not prepared” to support Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general as the two continue to tangle over the fate of a controversial DOJ-brokered settlement agreement involving President Donald Trump.Blanche did not appear for a planned morning meeting in Cornyn’s office, and the senator told reporters that time was running out for Blanche to meet his demand to formally modify the settlement Trump reached with the IRS earlier this year — a key ultimatum the Texas Republican set out after Blanche’s confirmation hearing earlier this month.“Hopefully they now recognize the seriousness of this,” said Cornyn, who recently lost his bid for renomination to a fifth term to a Trump-backed challenger. “Maybe they think I’m just going to give up or, you know, go along, but they’re mistaken.”A DOJ official said the department shared a “written proposal” with Cornyn’s staff Tuesday. “We look forward to further discussion around any outstanding concerns,” said the person, who was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter.Cornyn said Wednesday that he has yet to see “a single piece of writing that is responsive to what I’ve requested.”
Tillis keeps moving the goalposts.
In April, he threatened not to vote for Trump’s pick if they watered down the January 6 investigation.
Then Tillis warned Blanche he wouldn’t vote for him until he met with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.
Now it’s all about the IRS settlement. Tillis, just admit that you won’t vote for Blanche no matter what.
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