Top Republican on Senate judiciary panel pushes back against 2 Trump nominees
Source: washpost
Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) heads to the Senate floor for votes on Nov. 27, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
By Karoun Demirjian December 12 at 6:52 PM
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican said Tuesday that President Trump should “reconsider” and “not proceed” with two nominations for open seats on the federal bench, complicating the administration’s efforts to push the picks through the confirmation process.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said he has advised the Trump administration that “they ought to reconsider” Jeff Mateer’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Mateer has come under fire for comments he made in 2015 defending discrimination, for saying that same-sex marriage would lead to polygamy and that transgender children were part of “Satan’s plan,” as first reported by CNN.
Grassley added that he “would advise the White House not to proceed” with the nomination of Brett Talley to the federal district court in Alabama, after reports emerged that in 2011 he had defended “the first KKK” on an online message board and had failed to disclose to the Judiciary Committee that his wife is the chief of staff to White House counsel Don McGahn.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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