Republican senator threatens to vote against judges after GOP blocks vote on Mueller protection bill
Source: CNN
Retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he will not vote to confirm the Trump administration's judicial nominees on the Senate floor or advance them in the Senate Judiciary Committee if legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller does not receive a Senate floor vote.
Flake made the new judicial threat after he and Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, unsuccessfully attempted to force a Senate vote on the special counsel legislation Senate Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the request for a vote from Flake.
But the Arizona Republican's threats on judicial nominees could complicate matters in the Judiciary Committee, where Republicans have an 11-10 majority. There are currently 21 judicial nominees pending in the committee and 32 who are awaiting a floor vote, Flake said.
"We have been told that the bill that Senator Coons and I will move to bring up shortly is not necessary, as there have been no indications that the independence of Mr. Mueller's investigation is in jeopardy," Flake said. "That may have been an arguable position before last week. But it is not arguable anymore."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/politics/mueller-protection-bill-flake-coons/index.html
CincyDem
(6,387 posts)...time for Jeff to just head back to AZ and call it a day. While I'd love to see the legislation, not going to get past the Turtle's watchful eye.
They're such asshats.
KCDebbie
(664 posts)For leadership and maverickness and stuff.
I still ain't voting for you, tho!
Izzy Blue
(282 posts)and his threats, he always caves and votes yes.
mulsh
(2,959 posts)more impressive. check this handy calendar for both houses.
[link:http://www.klgates.com/files/Publication/808a4484-a5de-4e91-83c4-f0c32f963f47/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/ffd1774e-399d-4789-b037-f3fc8037b744/2018_Congressional_Calendar.pdf|
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)and tell me he was standing in front of me and I'm not sure I'd believe him.
Gregory Peccary
(490 posts)But Turtle could just wait until 2019 to confirm all of those shitty judges.
BumRushDaShow
(129,530 posts)then they will have to start all over with these nominees with the new Congress. They could still obviously ram them through at that point anyway but it's an interesting parting shot.
AZ8theist
(5,498 posts)Did Flake actually grow a spine??!??!!?
FAKE NEWS!!!