Schumer to Block Clayton as Top US Prosecutor in Manhattan (2)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he plans to block the nominations of Jay Clayton and Joe Nocella as US attorneys in the offices with jurisdiction over New York City and its suburbs, setting up a potential showdown on the fate of the customary home state approval of federal prosecutors and trial judges.

Senate custom for vetting US attorney and district court nominations requires support from home-state senators, conveyed through the return of a document known as the “blue slip,” which Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said Wednesday he will withhold.

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