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Republicans delay vote on Trump's US attorney general pick amid concerns - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News

Trump criticized Cornyn and Tillis over the delayed vote and said he might temporarily withdraw Blanche’s nomination.

Republicans delay vote on Trump's US attorney general pick amid concerns - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News
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Republican concerns over Todd Blanche’s relationship with Donald Trump and a controversial IRS settlement led to postponement of a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Blanche’s attorney general nomination. John Cornyn criticized the Justice Department’s response to information requests, while Trump publicly criticized Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

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President criticizing senators over his attorney general nominee

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator raising concerns about Blanche’s nomination

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Thom Tillis
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North Carolina senator raising concerns about Blanche’s nomination

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Todd Blanche
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Trump’s attorney general nominee and acting head of the Justice Department

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Ken Paxton
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Texas attorney general and Cornyn’s Republican primary challenger

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Trump Considers Withdrawing Blanche Nomination Amid Senate Dispute

Outlets agree that President Donald Trump said he might withdraw Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis withheld support amid a dispute over a Justice Department fund and a tax-related settlement. The dispute delayed a committee vote on Blanche’s nomination. Left-leaning outlets stress the settlement’s connection to Trump and portray his response as prioritizing his own interests; center outlets mostly present a nomination standoff over the senators’ demands; right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s confrontation with the holdouts, with some casting their opposition as obstruction.

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