Fetterman: Trump has ‘zero leverage’ over lame-duck GOP senators
Fetterman said Trump cannot sway departing Republicans as Blanche’s confirmation hinges on a disputed $2 billion settlement fund.
- On Friday, Senator John Fetterman said President Trump has "zero leverage" over outgoing Republican senators blocking Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation.
- The standoff centers on a nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund created under Blanche's watch. Although Blanche testified the fund is "dead," Senator John Cornyn argues the settlement agreement requires written consent to modify.
- Senators Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and John Cornyn have expressed skepticism, leaving Blanche in a precarious position where he can afford to lose only one Republican vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- On Thursday, Cornyn pushed back against President Trump's reported plan to rescind the nomination until January, warning that a Democrat could fill his seat in November.
- Senator Mitch McConnell's continued absence due to a fall last month complicates the administration's confirmation strategy, as Blanche faces persistent roadblocks within the GOP caucus.
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Fetterman on Blanche Confirmation: ‘Trump Has Zero Leverage’
The road to Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general may be a bumpy one.That’s according to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) who said Friday that may not have the influence needed to get the job done.Republican Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Bill Cassidy (La.) and John Cornyn (Texas) have all been skeptical about Blanche’s nomination amid questioned the status of a controversial “anti-weaponization fund” created under his watch. “I don’t see him be…
'Trump has zero leverage': Fetterman explains why three retiring Republicans can't be pressured into backing his attorney general pick
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing a shaky path to confirmation, with Senator John Fetterman saying President Trump has little leverage over the Republican senators standing in his way. As reported by The Hill, three outgoing Republican senators, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and John Cornyn, have expressed skepticism about the nomination. Blanche needs to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he can afford to lose only one Republ…
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