Vance To Block DOJ Nominees In Payback For Trump

NBC reports:

Sen. JD Vance announced Tuesday that he will be putting a procedural hold on Department of Justice nominees in response to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling national defense information.

Vance’s office said nominees for positions with the U.S. Marshal Service will be excepted from the Ohio Republican’s move.

The announcement follows “the unprecedented political prosecution of Donald J. Trump by Biden’s Department of Justice,” Vance’s office wrote in a statement. Trump was arraigned Tuesday as Vance made the announcement. Vance has endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential run.

Read the full article.

BREAKING: @JDVance1 plans to put holds on all DOJ nominees, slowing the confirmation process amid Trump’s federal indictment

“If Merrick Garland wants to use these officials to harass Biden’s political opponents, we will grind his department to a halt.”https://t.co/eOUqYPkmbn

— Senator Vance Press Office (@SenVancePress) June 13, 2023