US EditionKey GOP senator says he won’t back Trump pick for US attorney for DC
- Republican member of the Judiciary Committee from North Carolina, Thom Tillis, announced Tuesday that he will oppose President Trump's nominee Ed Martin for the U.S. Attorney position in the District of Columbia.
- Tillis opposed Martin because of Martin's prior legal defense of some January 6 Capitol riot defendants and concerns about prosecutorial decisions during Martin's interim tenure.
- Martin, a Trump loyalist appointed interim U.S. Attorney on inauguration day, faced criticism for firing prosecutors and demoting others involved in January 6 cases while seeking to distance himself from extremist associates.
- Tillis stated that he would likely back Mr. Martin's nomination as a U.S. Attorney in any district other than the one associated with the January 6 events, where he does not support the appointment.
- Tillis's opposition likely blocks Martin's confirmation since his vote is needed to advance the nomination, which faces a tied Senate Judiciary Committee vote if all others vote along party lines.
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Key Republican Says He Won’t Back Trump’s Pick For Top DC Prosecutor Because Of Jan. 6 Ties
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he’s informed the White House that he won’t support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’spick for top federal prosecutor in Washington, stalling the nomination in the Senate weeks before the temporary appointment expires. The North Carolina Republican told reporters Tuesday that he had met with Martin and was opposing his nomination because of his defense of rioters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Martin,…
Trump’s Pick for Top DC Prosecutor Faces GOP Roadblock as Deadline Nears - The Thinking Conservative
I’ve indicated to the White House I wouldn’t support Ed Martin nomination, Sen. Thom Tillis, a Judiciary Committee member, told reporters on Capitol Hill. The post Trump’s Pick for Top DC Prosecutor Faces GOP Roadblock as Deadline Nears appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Trump’s Pick for Top DC Prosecutor Faces GOP Roadblock as Deadline Nears
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington is facing steeper odds after a key Senate Republican announced he won’t support the confirmation of Ed Martin—putting the nomination in jeopardy just two weeks before a critical deadline. “I’ve indicated to the White House I wouldn’t support his nomination,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill on May 6. Mar…
The Needle: Another Improper Deportation, House to Vote on D.C. Budget Eventually, and Is Ed Martin’s Nomination Dead?
Nom nom nom: Email deleter, friend of Nazi sympathizer, and Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed R. Martin Jr., second of his name, is unlikely to be confirmed as D.C.’s top prosecutor. Even after convicted felon and President Donald Trump boosted Martin’s nomination on social media, the Senate Judiciary Committee still hasn’t scheduled a vote, and Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, said Tuesday that he opposes Martin’s nomination—a…
Republican Senator Backstabs Trump & MAGA, Says He Will Not Support Critical Nominee
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he told the White House he would not support Ed Martin’s nomination to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Tillis is a key vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance Martin’s nomination to a full Senate vote. “Most of my concerns related to January 6th,” Tillis said. “If Mr. Martin were being put forth as a U.S. attorney for any district except the district where Jan. 6 happened, the protest h…
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