Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Wednesday that he is “not prepared to vote yes” on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently head the Department of Justice.
The Texas Republican — who lost his primary race in May to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate — was set to meet with Blanche on Wednesday morning ahead of Thursday’s scheduled confirmation vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee. One Republican no vote could sink Blanche’s nomination.
Cornyn has demanded that Blanche reopen a controversial settlement the Trump administration reached with the IRS. Cornyn has demanded proof that the “anti-weaponization” fund is dead, and he has also demanded Blanche narrow the immunity provisions the deal afforded Trump and his family.
The meeting was called off after Blanche failed to deliver on Cornyn’s demand for “some written proposals to modify the release that was signed in the tax dispute with President Trump.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked Cornyn to decide on his position by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Cornyn said.
“I’m not prepared to vote yes,” he added. “Let me let me put it that way.”
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has suggested that he, too, could oppose Blanche’s confirmation.
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