Trump floats pulling Blanche nomination to circumvent Cornyn, Tillis

President Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of temporarily pulling Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general to circumvent the opposition of Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and then resubmitting Blanche’s name after Cornyn and Tillis leave Congress. “Todd Blanche is a STAR, and

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.

One day before the Senate Judiciary Committee is to vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, his future remains uncertain.