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Aug 24, 2025 Trump attacked the Senate blue-slip tradition for judicial and U.S. attorney appointments Corroborated Power and Authority
Demands to override a century-old Senate check on appointments sought to concentrate control of judicial nominations in the executive.
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- Trump attacks blue slip Senate confirmation practice — Trump ranted against the "blue slip" policy, which allows home state senators to effectively veto the president's nominees for their state, calling it an "old and outdated 'custom'" that Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley "refuses to overturn." Grassley pushed back, defending the practice as setting nominees up for success.
- Trump attacked blue slip tradition and demanded Senate Judiciary Committee override it — Trump posted on social media that the blue slip tradition—which allows senators to block federal judicial and U.S. attorney appointments in their home states—has prevented him from appointing judges he wants. He demanded that Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley override the practice and allow Republican candidates to advance, claiming the only candidates he can get confirmed are Democrats.
- Trump attacked blue-slip tradition for judicial appointments — Trump posted on social media that the tradition of blue slips—which allows senators to block federal judge and U.S. attorney appointments in their home states—has prevented him from appointing judges he wants. Trump claimed the only candidates he can get confirmed are Democrats and demanded that Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley override the blue-slip process to allow "strong Republican candidates" to ascend to these positions.
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Week 32 – 2025-08-23–2025-08-29
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