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Senate 'YOLO' caucus bucks Trump on Blanche: What to know

Donald Trump criticized Cornyn and Tillis over their reluctance to support his attorney general nominee and said he might withdraw the nomination.

Senate 'YOLO' caucus bucks Trump on Blanche: What to know
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Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are withholding support for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination until they receive written assurances that a Justice Department compensation fund has been abandoned. Their opposition prompted the Senate Judiciary Committee to cancel a planned vote, while other retiring or defeated Republicans have also challenged Trump administration positions.

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President whose attorney general nominee faces Republican opposition

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator withholding support for Todd Blanche’s nomination

Cornyn's version of this story ↗
Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator withholding support for Todd Blanche’s nomination

Tillis's version of this story ↗
Chuck Grassley
R · IA · SEN

Senate Judiciary Committee chair who canceled a meeting on Blanche’s nomination

Texas state representative and Democratic Senate candidate

Don Bacon
R · NE-2

Representative identified as part of the departing Republican lawmakers

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general and nominee for attorney general

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative identified as part of the departing Republican lawmakers

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator expressing concerns about the Justice Department and Blanche’s nomination

Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Representative and Republican challenger who defeated Cassidy in the primary

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate

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Cornyn and Tillis Back Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination

Trump threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination amid John Cornyn and Thom Tillis’s opposition over a proposed Justice Department fund; he later said he could keep Blanche as acting attorney general if they opposed him. Left-leaning outlets stress Trump’s and his family’s financial interests, with The Daily Beast emphasizing the senators’ inability to stop him. Center outlets focus on the senators’ conditions and the nomination’s procedural path. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s pressure on the holdouts; RedState presents it as a way to preserve both Blanche’s role and the fund.

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