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Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office
Trump said he may pull Todd Blanche’s nomination unless two Republican senators leave office, after the Judiciary Committee canceled a vote over DOJ settlement demands.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he may withdraw or delay the nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche until Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis leave office.
- The impasse centers on demands for written assurances ending the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and narrowing tax audit immunity tied to a nearly $1.8 billion Department of Justice settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
- After the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed the vote on Blanche's nomination Wednesday, Cornyn noted talks had been "very constructive" but confirmation is now "looking doubtful."
- Cornyn told reporters the DOJ "simply refused to cooperate" regarding written confirmation of his testimony; he is waiting for a department response as of Thursday morning.
- Despite the stalemate, Trump continues to defend Blanche as "a STAR" and will keep him as acting attorney general until both senators depart next year.
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A case about the Trump family's tax affairs, a fund for the persecuted, and the nomination of an attorney general have reached a deadlock.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was considering postponing the appointment of his former lawyer Todd Blanche as Minister of Justice.
·Montreal, Canada
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