Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump He said he could withdraw on Thursday Nomination of acting attorney general Todd Blanche for the full-time post to avoid making concessions to Senate Republicans who are demanding limits on a sweeping tax-break deal Trump negotiated with his own Justice Department and possible payouts to Trump allies.

Trump doubled down on his determination to name his former personal attorney as the nation’s top lawman, calling him a “STAR” and saying he would keep him on as acting attorney general until Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office.

“If they don’t do the right thing, I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name and putting it back after Cornyn and Tillis are removed from office,” Trump said on the social media site.

Cornyn and Tillis, who will both leave office next year, have asked for additional assurances in writing about a definitive end to this situation. “Arms Fight Fund” created to solve Trump’s trial A lawsuit was filed against the Internal Revenue Service due to the leak of tax returns.

Two senators who will not return to Capitol Hill next year have pressed the Trump administration to amend the controversial agreement that gives the Republican president and his family members protection from tax audits to make clear that it covers only current audits and does not protect him from scrutiny of future tax filings.

Trump’s comments came after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday to advance Blanche’s nomination. With all Democratic senators opposed, even a single Republican objection to the committee could hurt Blanche’s chances of confirmation.

“Trump is mistaken if he believes that concerns about provisions in the tax lawsuit agreement are limited to me and Senator Tillis,” Cornyn wrote in a social media post on Thursday.