Trump says he might pull Todd Blanche's AG nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

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.

Cornyn, a key GOP holdout who could sink Blanche’s nomination, previously said he was “not prepared to vote yes.”

President Trump’s threat to withdraw the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is raising questions about the future of the anti-weaponization fund as well as the power of the Senate GOP.   Blanche faced a singular roadblock in winning GOP backing for his nomination: a call by many in the party to put in w

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

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

Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have a lot in common. Both are soon to be unemployed, and both have a serial hatred for the people who elected them to public office. That disdain has never been more apparent than it has throughout Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation process to become America’s next

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.

Democratic Rep. Garcia says GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis are doing ‘the right thing’ with Blanche nomination  CNN

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

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

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

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

Republican Sen. John Cornyn continues to block Todd Blanche's path to confirmation as attorney general, telling reporters Thursday there were "new complications."

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

A lasting delay in the confirmation could send a deeper message.

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.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley postponed a scheduled confirmation vote.

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.

Sen. John Cornyn says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly slated to lobby outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday morning, after the Texas Republican held up his confirmation to take the mantle fully. Cornyn lost his primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the decisive intervention of President Donald Tr

The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a key vote for Thursday related to Blanche's nomination.

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing to release the so-called Epstein files. Millions of pages of documents later, little action has been taken, and the women who were subjected to his abuse were left feeling retraumatized and let down. Vanity Fair speaks to five Epstein survivors about how they met the pred