Trump escalates feud with GOP senators over Todd Blanche nomination

Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn have refused to support Blanche unless he proves that a payout fund for alleged victims of government abuse is dead.

President Trump threatened to keep Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his position if lame duck Republicans don’t confirm his nomination in the Senate.

Two nominations to watch: President Trump's of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, and who Michigan Democrats will choose Tuesday to campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) pointed to weaknesses in President Trump’s influence in Congress amid opposition from three outgoing Republican senators to the president’s nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to a permanent role overseeing the Department of Justice (DOJ).  Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Bill Cassi

The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.

John Cornyn and Thom Tillis face fierce Republican backlash for blocking Todd Blanche's confirmation after both voted to confirm Merrick Garland.

President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Texas Senator John Cornyn for holding up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation. Cornyn has refused to support Blanche’s nomination over Trump’s cushy settlement deal with the IRS, which granted protections for the president’s family against audits and establishe

Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have effectively stalled Blanche's nomination, and could prevent his confirmation until September - if he gets confirmed at all.

President Trump said Thursday he may temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general after two Republican senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, said they would not vote to advance Blanche’s nomination until they received written assurances that he would limit some of

President Trump says he may pull his attorney general nomination as Todd Blanche's future remains in limbo. CBS News' Taurean Small explains.

Todd Blanche’s path to becoming Attorney General hit a snag after President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw his nomination after two senators delayed a crucial vote. The sticking point is that Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn insist that the DOJ commit in writing to drop a nearly $2B compensation fund that cou

US President Donald Trump says he is considering withdrawing Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general, as his confirmation appears to be stalled in the Senate.

Republican senators sought written limits on settlement, but president held firm despite risk to attorney general pick US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s refusal to officially end a hugely controversial agreement giving him broad tax immunity and creating a 1.8bn slush fund underscored how the US presid

A delayed vote on Trump's pick for attorney general led the president to suggest he might pull Todd Blanche's nomination for now rather than meet Senate demands.

Two Republicans are seeking written assurances that the Justice Department will not set up Trump’s $1.8-billion ‘anti-weaponization’ program

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office

President Donald Trump floats pulling Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands  Chicago Tribune

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

By haggling over the details of Trump's flagrantly corrupt IRS "settlement," dissenting Republican senators give a pass to Blanche's unethical and illegal approval of it.

Trump Threatens to Pull Blanche Pick in Clash With ‘Wounded Bear’ Senators  WSJ

Two Republican senators are withholding support as the Senate delays a vote over a disputed DOJ settlement involving Trump allies.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for the full-time post to avoid making concessions to Senate Republicans demanding limits to a sweeping tax immunity agreement and potential payouts for Trump allies that the president negotiated with his own Department o

The Republican president said he will keep Todd Blanche in the role as acting attorney general until Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office.

Todd Blanche’s Nomination Is Actually In Serious Trouble Now  New York Magazine

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid making concessions to a few Senate Republicans who want him to scale back protections for his family business and potential payouts for his allies that the president negotiated with hi

Trump Could Wait Until GOP Senators Leave Senate To Confirm Todd Blanche  Forbes

rump says he may pull Blanche's attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office  AP News

President Donald Trump floated the possibility of temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general amid opposition from two Republican senators, suggesting he could renominate his pick after those lawmakers departed office.

rump says he may pull Blanche's attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office  Toronto Star

President Donald Trump urged two Republican holdouts to do the “right thing” and stop blocking his nominee for attorney general, threatening on Thursday to renominate Todd Blanche next year, when both will have retired from office. Trump said on Truth Social that Blanche, who once served as his personal lawyer, was a “

White House faces GOP revolt in the Senate over Trump’s desired ‘slush fund’ for January 6 rioters and other targets of Biden DoJ

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he might pull the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche until two Republicans blocking Blanche’s confirmation have departed the Senate. Blanche would remain as acting attorney general, the president shared on Thursday morning, slamming Sens. Joh

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein launch final effort to block Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General  CNN

Republican Senators postponed a vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general amid concerns over his handling of the Trump-IRS settlement.

The US Department of Justice said in a statement after the vote was postponed that it remains ready to work productively with senators Cornyn and Tillis to advance Blanche’s confirmation.

A planned vote to move forward with Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general appeared in doubt Wednesday as a key Republican senator demanded more assurances from the Justice Department about the settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.