President Donald Trump said on July 30 that he is willing to temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general until next year, if two Republican senators continue to withhold their support.
Blanche’s nomination has been held up in the Senate Judiciary Committee after Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said they might not support bringing it to the floor for a full vote. Their two votes are necessary for the nomination to advance.
Both Tillis and Cornyn lost their bid for reelection earlier this year after Trump endorsed their opponents during the primaries. He now intends to wait them out, Trump said. …
Trump Floats Temporarily Pulling Blanche’s Nomination
