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Sen. Thom Tillis said Saturday morning that new comments by President Trump about his "anti-weaponization" fund mean that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche won't be confirmed by the Senate next week.Why it matters: Tillis's comment escalates the fight between the White House and holdout Senate Republicans over whether Trump's fund — for people he…
Trump officials are urging the Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general as Republican holdouts threaten to derail his nomination.
Insiders were optimistic on Thursday that Todd Blanche would be confirmed as attorney general and that a standoff between two Republicans and the Trump administration could be winding down, according to CNN reporters.President Donald Trump signaled he could withdraw the nomination for Blanche, current acting attorney general and his former personal lawyer,…
Todd Blanche previously repeatedly told Congress the "anti-weaponization fund" was "dead."
Senator Thom Tillis lashed out at Trump on Thursday after the president announced a plan to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General after the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a key vote. The post Angry Tillis Responds to Trump’s Workaround to Confirm Todd Blanche (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Trump threatened to keep Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his position if lame duck Republicans don’t confirm his nomination in the Senate.
