Trump rips 'stupid and outdated' Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees

Trump rips 'stupid and outdated' Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees

President Donald Trump called out Sen. Chuck Grassley while lamenting that the the blue slip tradition is stymying multiple U.S. attorney nominees.

President Trump Brings Up the "Unconstitutional" Blue Slips

President Trump again raised the issue of the Senate “Blue Slips” policy. As he said, it prevents him from appointing Republican candidates for US attorneys in certain states. He currently has eight waiting in the wings. He can only appoint Democrats for these states, which he says is unfair and unconstitutional. Trump wrote on social […] The post President Trump Brings Up the “Unconstitutional” Blue Slips appeared first on www.independentsentin…

Trump rips ‘stupid and outdated’ Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees

President Donald Trump called out Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley while asserting that multiple U.S. attorney picks remain unconfirmed because Grassley is honoring the blue slip tradition. The arcane custom involves showing deference to home-state senators by allowing them to stymie the confirmation of nominees they do not like.  ‘I have eight GREAT U.S. Attorneys, Highly Respected ALL, who will not be confirmed for their positio…

'Stupid And Outdated': Donald Trump Just Blasted An Obscure Senate Rule, And 8 Of His Nominees Are Paying The Price

President Donald Trump is angry again about a Senate rule that is stopping some of his picks from getting their jobs. The problem is with something called the “blue slip” rule. This old custom lets senators from each state block people Trump wants to make district court judges and U.S. attorneys. Right now, Trump has eight people he wants to make U.S. attorneys, but they cannot get approved because of this rule, as per The Hill. Trump is upset t…