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Democratic senator places hold on Trump pick for top federal prosecutor in Miami saying Vance set precedent
- On Thursday, Senator Dick Durbin placed a hold on the nomination of Jason Reding Quiñones to serve as the federal prosecutor for Florida’s Southern District.
- Durbin justified the hold by citing precedent set by then-Senator JD Vance, who delayed nominee confirmations during the Biden administration in protest of political prosecutions against Trump.
- Senate Democrats have threatened to block confirmations of all Trump’s US attorney nominees, continuing a tactic where parties use holds to oppose opposing administrations’ agendas.
- Durbin emphasized that the standards applied to Republicans should equally apply to Democrats, rejecting any double standard, while Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley described Durbin’s blockade as a forceful and unprecedented challenge to the justice system.
- The dispute highlights increasing use of nomination holds as a political tactic that could strain the justice system and risk ongoing retaliatory blockages in future administrations.
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Sens. Grassley, Durbin Spar Over Prosecutor Picks
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has threatened to block the swift confirmation of federal prosecutors, Politico reported. Durbin announced he would put a hold on Jason Reding Quiñones’ nomination for U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, slowing his confirmation. The Trump administration has yet to confirm a nominee for U.S. attorney in the Senate, Politico said. The Illinois senator was …
Grassley accuses Durbin of 'playing politics' by blocking confirmations of US attorney nominees
Durbin derailed the Trump administration's hopes of quickly confirming U.S. attorney nominations this week, by announcing he would block the confirmation of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida nominee Jason Reding Quiñones.
Democratic senator places hold on Trump pick for top federal prosecutor in Miami saying Vance set precedent
A new battle is stirring on Capitol Hill as Senate Democrats have threatened to not move forward with confirmations of President Donald Trump’s US attorney nominees around the country – already following through with a hold on one of his picks.
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