The questions about Tower’s drinking seemed to push things over the line for him.
In a rare rebuke to one of their own, the Senate rejected Tower’s nomination 53-47. President Bush then tapped then House Minority Whip Dick Cheney, R-Wyo., to serve as secretary of defense.
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President Trump said Tuesday that he would delay his meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until after Supreme Court nomineee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.
"I don't want to interrupt what's happening with Judge Kavanaugh,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn Tuesday afternoon.
Trump also said he had spoken with Rosenstein, who The New York Times reported last month had discussed wearing a wire to record Trump as part of a possible effort to seek his removal from office under the 25th Amendment. Rosenstein has said the Times story was false.
Trump was originally supposed to meet with Rosenstein last week to discuss the Times story. The president delayed that meeting so as not to distract from confirmation proceedings of Kavanaugh, who faces allegations of sexual assault.
The Times report generated massive speculation last week that he could resign or be fired from his position, potentially roiling the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Rosenstein oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's probe because of Attorney General Jeff Sessions's recusal from Russian matters.
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