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Grassley told CNN that he is advising the White House to "reconsider" the nomination of Jeff Mateer, who was selected to become a federal judge in Texas. He said the White House "should not proceed" on the nomination of Brett Talley, whom Trump picked to become a federal judge in Alabama.
"I've advised the White House they ought to reconsider," Grassley said as he left a Judiciary Committee hearing. "I would advise the White House not to proceed."
Grassley's comments amount to an unusual brake on Trump's bid to fill the judiciary with young conservative voices. The Senate has moved at an unprecedented pace this year to seat federal judges but controversy has surrounded the Mateer and Talley nominations.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/12/politics/trump-judicial-picks/index.html
msongs
(67,413 posts)spanone
(135,843 posts)Gothmog
(145,291 posts)malaise
(269,026 posts)being criticized?
And who trusts Grassley?
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)Did Grassley put Jeff Mateer and Taley through committee?
maxrandb
(15,331 posts)Here's the only response to ANYONE with an "R" after their name.
"Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian Shit"!!
From Senator to Dogcatcher... that's the only response that currently makes sense in response to ANY Retrumplican
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The next step for Talley's nomination for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is a vote of the full Senate. I wonder why Grassley didn't stop Talley's nomination in the committee he serves as chairman? Or has he suddenly decided that every presidential nomination for the judiciary deserves to be voted on by the full Senate? That hasn't always been his position.