Tillis has 'positive predisposition' toward Blanche's confirmation
Key takeaways
- Thom Tillis (N.C.) said Sunday he has a positive predisposition toward acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Trump has nominated for the full-time post.
- I have got a positive predisposition towards Blanche, Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told host Jake Tapper on CNN s State of the Union.
- The retiring North Carolina Republican noted Blanche was one of the key reasons why the Justice Department dropped its criminal probe into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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Thom Tillis (N.C.) said Sunday he has a positive predisposition toward acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Trump has nominated for the full-time post.
I m going to go through the nomination process. I have got a positive predisposition towards Blanche, Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told host Jake Tapper on CNN s State of the Union.
The retiring North Carolina Republican noted Blanche was one of the key reasons why the Justice Department dropped its criminal probe into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. When the investigation was ongoing from January through late April, Tillis blocked the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, who succeeded Powell last month.