One Of Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees Has Offered To Withdraw

[DonViejo]

Source: BuzzFeed News

Brett Talley last week offered to withdraw his nomination to a federal district court in Alabama, a source close to the situation told BuzzFeed News. The White House has not announced any change in Talley's status.

Originally posted on December 12, 2017, at 4:48 p.m.
Updated on December 12, 2017, at 6:47 p.m.

Zoe Tillman

BuzzFeed News Reporter
Washington, DC
Reporting From Washington, DC

One of President Donald Trump's controversial judicial nominees, Brett Talley, has offered to withdraw his nomination, a source close to the situation told BuzzFeed News.

The White House had not announced any change in Talley's status as of Tuesday evening. Talley communicated his offer of withdrawal to the White House last week, according to the source.

If the White House does decide to withdraw Talley's name, it would be Trump's first unsuccessful judicial nomination.

Talley, nominated to the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, faced opposition from Democrats and civil rights groups before the judiciary committee voted in favor of his nomination in early November, but he faced new scrutiny after the vote amid revelations about information that wasn't included in his Senate questionnaire. BuzzFeed News first reported on thousands of posts that Talley appeared to have written for a University of Alabama sports fan website, including on gun control, immigration, and other political subjects.

Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/trump-is-suddenly-facing-a-significant-republican-roadblock?utm_term=.mrz5EEyYA#.qxMw55zQ2

[jmowreader]

1. But the nominee who hasn't been in a courtroom in any capacity is still good to go

The problem isn't that Brett Talley doesn't belong on the bench, although he does not. The problem is no one Trump has appointed to the bench belongs on it.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. Good. He should follow through on that.

Unqualified prick.