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Valerie Yurk

DARK SECRETS: Cornyn wont cave on blanche he says | Vintage Vibes

The odds of the Senate confirming Todd Blanche to head the Justice Department before its summer break appear to be dwindling, as the Trump administration struggles to appease GOP holdouts.

And if senators can’t get him through, President Donald Trump threatened to merely wait out the objectors, leaving Blanche in the post as acting attorney general and then trying again once Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, whose terms expire Jan. 3, are no longer in the picture.

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