Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination to circumvent GOP holdouts

President Trump says he's willing to hold his nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche until January, when he says he'll have an easier political calculation in the Senate.

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.

President Trump on Thursday threatened to temporarily pull Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general amid opposition from Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. CBS News' Taurean Small has the details.

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

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

The president suggested Cornyn was holding up Todd Blanche’s nomination because he endorsed Ken Paxton over the senior senator. Cornyn said it has nothing to do with their political history.

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.

Trump says he may pull Blanche attorney general nomination – for now  USA Today

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.

In a post on social media, President Trump threatened to pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to serve permanently in the role until two Senate Republicans who are withholding their support leave office next year. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hill on why the senators oppose advancing B

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

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

President vows to resubmit his ex-lawyer’s nomination once Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are no longer in office next year

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, looking to avoid concessions to holdout Republicans.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday said he is open to "temporarily withdrawing" Todd Blanche's nomination as U.S. attorney general u

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 “

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to run the Justice Department hung in the balance Thursday as a handful of Senate Republicans vowed not to give him their votes until a nearly $1.8 billion so-called “weaponization” fund — formed as a result of President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS — is

The White House wasn’t ready for the revolt against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation. President Donald Trump’s inner circle “seemed surprised” by the Republican pushback to Blanche’s nomination, MS NOW reported Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on whether to advance Blan

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.