US EditionTrump Seeks to Ramp up Pressure on Grassley over ‘Blue Slip’ Controversy
President Trump demands ending the Senate's blue slip tradition, which lets home-state senators block judicial nominees, citing obstruction of his appointments and urging reforms.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to end the blue slip tradition, saying his judicial nominations are blocked in states with a single Democratic senator.
- The Senate's 'blue slip' custom lets home-state senators block district court and U.S. attorney nominees, though Grassley exempted circuit court nominees from it in 2017 while preserving it for others.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba had her nomination withdrawn last month after New Jersey Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim opposed her confirmation, and U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann ruled she served unlawfully since July 24.
- Grassley countered that without blue slips, many of Trump's nominees would lack the votes to advance in the Senate, while Sen. Thom Tillis warned he would oppose nominees without home-state support.
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What are blue slips and why does Trump want to end them?
Senate Republicans do not always bow to President Donald Trump's wishes. He wants to end "blue slips," an informal practice that lets individual senators block Trump's appointments of federal judges and prosecutors in their home states. The Senate is not backing down.The GOP controls the Senate, but the tradition means that "some of Trump's judicial nominees have stalled out" because Democratic senators in blue states like New York and New Jerse…
Trump Seeks to Eliminate Senators' Veto Power over Federal Judges and Increases Pressure on Grassley
There is growing tension between Donald Trump and Chuck Grassley over the use of the 'blue slip' in judicial nominations. While the president of the Senate Judicial Committee insists on maintaining the historic tradition, Trump defined it as a 'old obsolete custom' and continues to press for its elimination. Read more]]>
President Trump to Sue to Prevent Grassley From Blocking of Alina Habba's Confirmation for US Attorney with Unconstitutional 'Blue Slip' Custom
President Trump on Monday said he will be filing a lawsuit to prevent Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) from blocking Alina Habba’s confirmation for US Attorney of New Jersey with the unconstitutional ‘blue slip’ custom.
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