Jeff Flake is running Mitch McConnell's judicial express off the road

[mystery-ak]

Jeff Flake is running Mitch McConnell's judicial express off the road
by Susan Ferrechio
 | December 04, 2018 07:23 AM



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., planned to confirm dozens of President Trump’s judges by the close of the 115th Congress in December. But the judicial express has hit a major roadblock.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, had to cancel plans to clear a slate of 25 nominees because one panel member, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., won’t vote for them without a vote on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump.

While there is no direct relationship between the Mueller probe and the slate of nominees, Flake has yoked the two together.

Flake, who is retiring, has evolved into Trump’s biggest GOP congressional foe, chastising the president in floor speeches and on Twitter about his conduct and rhetoric, particularly in response to the Russia investigation, which Trump has labeled a witch hunt.

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[Cyber Liberty]

Just renominate all the nominees in January, were a Judiciary Committee minus traitor Flake and a 54-seat Senate can Confirm.

[the_doc]

Just renominate all the nominees in January, were a Judiciary Committee minus traitor Flake and a 54-seat Senate can Confirm.

Yeah, it's not a problem.

Better still, though, I understand that McConnell could overrule the Senate Judiciary and call for a floor vote up or down all of the 2018 nominees.  That would be a good poke in Flake's eye.

[Cyber Liberty]

Yeah, it's not a problem.

Better still, though, I understand that McConnell could overrule the Senate Judiciary and call for a floor vote up or down all of the 2018 nominees.  That would be a good poke in Flake's eye.

I do wonder what McConnel's excuse for this is.  What's he waiting for?