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Trump says he's open to temporarily withdrawing Blanche nomination amid GOP resistance

Cornyn is seeking changes to a tax settlement and fund before supporting Blanche’s nomination.

Trump says he's open to temporarily withdrawing Blanche nomination amid GOP resistance
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President Donald Trump said he would consider temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination amid opposition from Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. The senators’ objections concern a $1.8 billion fund and an agreement shielding Trump and his family from government action over tax issues.

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John Cornyn R · TX · SEN
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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator opposing Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

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Chuck Grassley
R · IA · SEN

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Attorney general nominee whose confirmation is contested

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who said he would consider temporarily withdrawing Blanche’s nomination

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate in Texas

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Cornyn Withholds Support for Blanche Confirmation Over DOJ Fund

Outlets on the left, center and right report that Cornyn and Tillis withheld support for Blanche’s attorney general nomination and that the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its planned vote. Left-leaning outlets cast the stalled nomination as a setback for Trump and emphasize the senators’ resistance. Center outlets focus on negotiations over the fund and Trump’s possible temporary withdrawal. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the senators’ role in delaying the nomination and Trump’s possible response.

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