Cornyn reaches deal with DOJ ahead of Todd Blanche nomination vote
Thom Tillis (R-NC), both Judiciary Committee members, refused to vote to advance Blanche’s nomination without written confirmation that the administration would abide by his testimony.Advertisement “Sen. It was controversial, in part, because Republicans feared the administration would use taxpayer money to pay out Jan. The president confirmed that suspicion in recent days, telling reporters earlier on Sunday that he might revive the fund if Blanche is not confirmed.“If they don’t approve Todd, I’ll put it back on the table,” Trump said.
- ▪Thom Tillis (R-NC), both Judiciary Committee members, refused to vote to advance Blanche’s nomination without written confirmation that the administration would abide by his testimony.Advertisement “Sen.
- ▪It was controversial, in part, because Republicans feared the administration would use taxpayer money to pay out Jan.
- ▪The president confirmed that suspicion in recent days, telling reporters earlier on Sunday that he might revive the fund if Blanche is not confirmed.“If they don’t approve Todd, I’ll put it back on the table,” Trump said.
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) reached a deal with the Justice Department that puts Todd Blanche back on track to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s attorney general before the August recess.The agreement, announced by Cornyn in a Sunday night statement, rescinds the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund in writing and restates testimony from Blanche’s confirmation hearing, during which he told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that Trump’s immunity from tax audits is limited in scope.
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