Senate Judiciary postpones Blanche AG nomination vote over Trump-IRS settlement concerns

The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed its vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General, per CNBC. Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas raised concerns about a Department of Justice deal that would shield President Trump and others from I-R-S tax audits, a move Cornyn says the department has failed to adequately address.

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