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Trump says he 'may' pull Blanche AG nomination temporarily

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President Trump says he is willing to pull Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general... Trump said Thursday he was willing to end the nomination, but he was by no means conciliatory in his tone, saying he would keep Blanche on as acting attorney general and renominate him later... 'I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office,' Trump wrote in a social media post. In his post, Trump bragged that both senators' 'political careers have been ended by my action.'... In response to Trump's Thursday post, Cornyn responded with his own post: 'POTUS is mistaken if he believes concerns about the provisions in his tax lawsuit settlement are limited to me and Senator Tillis.'... Late Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, announced the planned vote on Blanche was postponed as work continues to secure sufficient support for his nomination.