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Trump says he may pull attorney general nomination to avoid Tillis holdout
President Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of temporarily pulling Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general to avoid the opposition of North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis ...

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Trump threatens to pull attorney general nominee amid GOP revolt
Trump floats pulling Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands
Democratic Rep. Garcia says GOP Senators Cornyn and Tillis are doing ‘the right thing’ with Blanche nomination
Democratic Rep. Garcia says GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis are doing "the right thing" with Blanche nomination

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Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office
Trump says he’s open to temporarily withdrawing Blanche nomination amid GOP resistance
Key committee vote for Blanche postponed in major blow to his nomination as Trump’s attorney general
The delay throws the nomination into serious jeopardy, just days before the Senate will break for August recess

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Todd Blanche's Nomination Is in Trouble. It Should Have Been Doomed From the Beginning. (opinion)
Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche AG nomination until 2027 but his plan has 'idiotic' issue

Tillis Says Trump Is Getting 'Bad Advice' After His Threat To Withdraw Blanche

Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis accused President Donald Trump of taking "bad advice" after Trump threatened to withdraw acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination.

How NC Sen. Tillis helped stall Blanche confirmation vote because of ‘1776 fund'

As Tillis and Cornyn delay Blanche committee vote, President Trump threatens to withdraw the nomination until 2027, when both senators will be out of office.

Thom Tillis, John Cornyn Reject Effort To Ban IRS From Granting Tax Audit Immunity

Both Republicans still oppose confirming Trump's attorney general pick without changes to the president's immunity deal.