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Trump Threatens To Withdraw His AG Nominee Until 2 GOP Senators Are Gone

Trump said he might withdraw Blanche’s nomination and resubmit it after Cornyn and Tillis leave office.

Trump Threatens To Withdraw His AG Nominee Until 2 GOP Senators Are Gone
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President Trump threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office, after they sought changes to an IRS settlement. The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote on Blanche because the two senators’ support was needed to advance him.

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President who threatened to withdraw Blanche’s nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator seeking an end to the settlement fund while negotiating over Blanche’s nomination

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator seeking changes to the IRS settlement and whose support was needed to advance Blanche’s nomination

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Trump’s nominee for attorney general, negotiating with senators over the settlement

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

Senate Judiciary Committee chair who said he wanted to advance Blanche’s nomination

Former attorney general mentioned in Trump’s criticism of Cornyn and Tillis

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator asked about his position on Blanche’s nomination

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican primary winner against Cornyn

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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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