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Trump's tax immunity scheme hoists president by his own petard on Blanche AG nomination

Trump resisted written limits on the tax agreement and publicly threatened to withdraw Blanche’s nomination.

Trump's tax immunity scheme hoists president by his own petard on Blanche AG nomination
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Donald Trump refused to formalize limits on a tax-immunity agreement, putting negotiations over Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination at risk. Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis pressed for written limits but signaled they were prepared to support Blanche.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President refusing to formalize limits on the tax-immunity agreement

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator seeking written limits on the tax-immunity agreement

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general and nominee for attorney general

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator negotiating over limits on the tax-immunity agreement

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Former attorney general mentioned in Trump’s post

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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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