Six Republican senators threatened to delay consideration of pending nominees to be federal judges and US attorneys in retaliation for prosecutions of Donald Trump.
“While it is not our intent to bring any single nominee into disrepute, if our rights are challenged on the floor of the U.S. Senate, we will prosecute a forceful public case using all the tools at our disposal,” the senators said in a statement on Thursday. “Every signer is pledged to defend against attempts to fast-track the confirmation of Biden nominees.”
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who is one of the signatories and is being vetted ...
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