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8. Just like Turtle did

Tue May 13, 2025, 12:12 PM

May 2025

they are starting to balk at "Blue Slips"... again.

Schumer moves to block Trump’s top prosecutors

By Hailey Fuchs and Erica Orden

04/16/2025 10:48 AM EDT
Updated: 04/16/2025 12:15 PM EDT

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During the first Trump administration, Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley abandoned the practice of requiring approval from home-state senators for circuit court nominees. But since then, the Senate has maintained the blue slip tradition for other nominees, and if Grassley and Senate Majority Leader John Thune were to forge ahead with the two U.S. attorney picks in New York in spite of Schumer’s opposition, they would be bucking a Senate tradition.

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Will see how long Thune, et al will hold out before they ditch the whole thing again (like Turtle did).

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This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #2

My first reaction... PuraVidaDreamin May 2025 #12

Again? That never works. FSogol May 2025 #4

Strongly worded memo... such courage :/ NotHardly May 2025 #6

These aren't empty words; this is genuine action, probably the best and most effective he can take Aristus May 2025 #7

You have to ask? 3825-87867 May 2025 #10

Blue slips Blue Slips! They do it to us every time we have have the Executive. Blue Slip any nominee possible period n/t Cheezoholic May 2025 #5

Just like Turtle did BumRushDaShow May 2025 #8

What mealy-mouthed garbage. Call it a fucking bribe! Out loud! Bok_Tukalo May 2025 #9

So his objection is the cost of reworking it? HereForTheParty May 2025 #11

Gosh, Schumer is actually going to do something? ananda May 2025 #13

Similarly back in 2006... SouthBayDem May 2025 #14