The White House’s apparent about-face on a US attorney pick for Tennessee who drew at least two Democratic objections is inviting GOP obstruction threats over traditionally nonpartisan chief prosecutor appointments.
The unusual scenario played out Thursday at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) warned she will stall objectionable US attorney and marshal nominees after the Biden administration didn’t renominate its 2022 selection for top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Blackburn blamed an unnamed fellow member of the judiciary panel for blocking the nominee she’d recommended, Casey Arrowood, an assistant US attorney. Committee Chair Dick Durbin ...
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