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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: Chosen Daughter on June 05, 2020, 02:12:51 am

Title: Grassley places hold on two Trump nominees in push for explanation of watchdog firings
Post by: Chosen Daughter on June 05, 2020, 02:12:51 am
Grassley places hold on two Trump nominees in push for explanation of watchdog firings
By Jordain Carney - 06/04/20 02:53 PM EDT

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on Thursday that he is placing a hold on two of President Trump's nominees, saying the administration provided an "inadequate response" to his questions about the firing of two inspectors general.

Grassley is placing a hold on Christopher Miller's nomination to be the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the firing of intelligence community Inspector General Michael Atkinson.

He is also placing a hold on Marshall Billingslea's nomination to be the undersecretary for arms control and international security at the State Department for the ousting of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/501181-grassley-places-hold-on-two-trump-nominees-in-push-for-explanation-of