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Trump floats pulling Blanche’s nomination for AG
['Michelle L. Price', 'Alanna Durkin Richer', 'Mary Clare Jalonick']
News – Tribune Chronicle
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans' demands over a sweeping tax audit immunity deal benefiting the president and members of his family.
After failed negotiations forced the delay of a committee vote to advance Blanche's nomination, Trump suggested he was holding firm against pressure from Republican Sens.
Instead, Trump said in a social media post that he might pull Blanche's nomination and resubmit it after Cornyn and Tillis leave office next year.
"I think as far as Blanche and the Department of Justice, we were pretty much on the same page," Cornyn said Thursday.
With all Democratic senators opposed, just one Republican holdout on the Senate Judiciary Committee could sink Blanche's chances for confirmation.