The Senate scheduled several confirmation hearings starting Monday to confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees before the August recess.
The Senate will move to confirm several nominees to serve in key positions, including the next director of national intelligence (DNI) and a new attorney general. Senate Republicans are hopeful they can fill the vacant government positions as time runs out.
Trump said on Truth Social that Clayton’s nomination would not move forward until Jamie McDonald was approved to be the next attorney for the Southern District of New York. He would succeed Jay Clayton.
That won’t happen, possibly because of the Blue Slip. The Senate will not drop the Blue Slip.
”It’s regrettable that the president has directed Jay Clayton not to appear at his confirmation hearing today,” Cotton said. “Mr. Clayton is a patriot and a highly qualified nominee, as the president has said repeatedly. While today’s hearing is now unfortunately postponed, I look forward to proceeding with his confirmation in the near future.”
The Senate will never relent on the Blue Slip or the filibuster. They won’t pass the SAVE Act because of a handful of Senators.
