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John Cornyn delays Trump AG nominee Todd Blanche vote – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Trump said he might delay Blanche’s nomination after Cornyn and Tillis withheld support, amid Cornyn’s objections to the audit provisions in an agreement.

John Cornyn delays Trump AG nominee Todd Blanche vote – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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John Cornyn and Thom Tillis withheld support for Todd Blanche in a committee vote, prompting Donald Trump to say he might delay Blanche’s attorney general nomination. Cornyn linked his opposition to an agreement that he said could give Trump and his family special protection from future IRS audits.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose agreement and possible delay of the nomination are central to the dispute

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator whose opposition to the attorney general nominee is tied to the disputed agreement

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Trump’s choice for attorney general

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who joined Cornyn in withholding support for Blanche

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican primary challenger who defeated Cornyn

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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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