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https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-republicans-blocking-biden-pick-to-spearhead-capitol-riot-prosecutions-says-report?ref=homeSenate Republicans Blocking Biden Pick to Spearhead Capitol Riot Prosecutions, Says Report
CAUGHT IN THE FIRE
Jamie Ross
News Correspondent
Published Oct. 19, 2021 6:09AM ET
Reuters/Leah Millis
In July, President Joe Biden tapped the ex-federal prosecutor Matt Graves to lead hundreds of cases against Capitol riot suspects. The Senate Judiciary Committee had signed off on Graves nomination to run the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia, but the appointment is now reportedly being held up by Senate Republicans. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who represents district, told Insider the nomination is being used for leverage, adding that the senators dont seem to have a problem with Graves himself. Caught in the fire is how I would put it, because it doesnt have anything to do with him, she said. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Insider he wasnt aware of any kind of block. Meanwhile, the House panel investigating the riot has vowed to fight Donald Trumps lawsuit to stop the inquiry from using documents he claims are privileged, saying in a statement that its authority to seek these records is clear.
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Senate Republicans Blocking Biden Pick to Spearhead Capitol Riot Prosecutions, Says Report (Original Post)
babylonsister
Oct 2021
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denbot
(9,901 posts)1. Of course they are..
And of course they would imply it has nothing to do with obstruction of justice..
The Magistrate
(95,263 posts)2. Walk The Man Into The Office, Sit His Ass In The Chair
Tell these people to fuck off and sue, and get to work on defending the Republic.
mdelaguna
(471 posts)3. This
HAB911
(8,927 posts)4. +1000
GoCubsGo
(32,099 posts)5. How to say you are guilty and complicit, without actually saying it...
Or, at least covering for your guilty, complicit colleagues.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,752 posts)6. Who is surprised by this?
FBaggins
(26,778 posts)7. False reporting
Republicans do not have the ability to "block" Biden's pick for US Attorney.
Schumer just hasn't prioritized it for a vote.
dlk
(11,591 posts)8. Republicans are afraid
Despite the posturing