>>9710639
>giving Schumer and Gillibrand veto power over Berman's replacement?
>>9710643
>Might just mean the temp appointment is the real target.
>>9710646
>Maybe the incoming assistant is somehow our gal
Graham says he won't advance Trump nominee for SDNY prosecutor without Schumer, Gillibrand consent
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/graham-says-he-wont-advance-trump-nominee-for-sdny-prosecutor-without-schumer-gillibrand-consent/ar-BB15LeK4
Lindsey Graham blocks Trump and Barr: Your nominee to replace the Manhattan U.S. Attorney has to go through New York Dems first
Let’s start with the latest, a surprising show of spine from Trump ally Lindsey Graham at an inopportune moment. Graham is up for reelection in four months. He doesn’t want Trump or Trumpers mad at him. And yet:
“Blue slips” are a Senate custom in which the senators who represent a state in which a vacancy is being filled are given some degree of power over whether the nomination should proceed. Not necessarily veto power; blue slips have lost some of their authority over the last few decades. But it sounds from Graham’s statement likehe is prepared to let Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand exercise effective veto power over Berman’s replacement.(WTAF?)
And needless to say, that veto power will be exercised. Vigorously:
Let’s back up. Why is Berman’s attempted firing a big deal, and why does Schumer’s veto place Barr and Trump in an unusual pickle? First, it’s a big deal because Berman’s office is the one that’s created the most legal headaches for Trump cronies:
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https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2020/06/20/lindsey-graham-blocks-trump-barr-nominee-replace-manhattan-u-s-attorney-go-new-york-dems-first/