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Senate Republicans are in a tizzy because Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois put a hold on President Donald Trump’s nomination for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and said he’s open to holding up Trump’s other U.S. attorney nominees.
The response from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, was predictably over the top. He claimed that placing a blanket hold on all 93 U.S. attorney nominations—which, notably, has not happened yet—would “constitute an aggressive, unprecedented attack on the American criminal justice system.” Also, per Grassley, blanket holds are meant to “wholly obstruct the confirmation process” and “threaten to undermine the Senate’s advice and consent role.”
And what about the part where Vance did a blanket hold on U.S. attorney nominations first?
Just in case Vance’s meaning wasn’t crystal clear, he went on to say, “I think that we have to grind this department to a halt until Merrick Garland promises to do his job and stop going after his political opponents.”
Guess that wasn’t an “aggressive, unprecedented attack on the American criminal justice system” in Grassley’s eyes—of course, because it was undertaken by a Republican.
I think it's safe to say at this point that the honeymoon is over. It would also be safe to say that the what comes around part has now started.
The response from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, was predictably over the top. He claimed that placing a blanket hold on all 93 U.S. attorney nominations—which, notably, has not happened yet—would “constitute an aggressive, unprecedented attack on the American criminal justice system.” Also, per Grassley, blanket holds are meant to “wholly obstruct the confirmation process” and “threaten to undermine the Senate’s advice and consent role.”
And what about the part where Vance did a blanket hold on U.S. attorney nominations first?
Just in case Vance’s meaning wasn’t crystal clear, he went on to say, “I think that we have to grind this department to a halt until Merrick Garland promises to do his job and stop going after his political opponents.”
Guess that wasn’t an “aggressive, unprecedented attack on the American criminal justice system” in Grassley’s eyes—of course, because it was undertaken by a Republican.
Republicans are pissed that a Democrat is using their shady tricks
Senate Republicans are in a tizzy because Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois put a hold on President Donald Trump’s nomination for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and said he’s ...
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I think it's safe to say at this point that the honeymoon is over. It would also be safe to say that the what comes around part has now started.
