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Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

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Washington - President Trump on Thursday said he has 'no objection' to withdrawing Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general until Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office in January, as their concerns have effectively placed Blanche's nomination process on hold.

"Trump says he has 'no objection' to withdrawing Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general until Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office in January, as their concerns have effectively placed Blanche's nomination process on hold." (lead)

Quotable fragments (partial body — full article not retrievable verbatim this cycle):
- Cornyn, to CBS: "We want to make sure that it remains dead, and that the president isn't given any immunity from future audits that the ordinary taxpayer would not enjoy."
- Cornyn, to CBS: "Well, nobody knows what's going to happen in the November election, and he may have less Republicans to vote on confirmation next year."
- Tillis, to CBS: "The only reason why we wouldn't move forward with this language is because that same adviser wants to bring it back to life at some point."