Democratic senator places hold on Trump pick for top federal prosecutor in Miami saying Vance set precedent

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: Some of Trump's loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them

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Source: CNN

Democratic senator places hold on Trump pick for top federal prosecutor in Miami saying Vance set precedent

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
2 minute read
Published 4:46 PM EDT, Fri May 23, 2025

(CNN) — A new battle is stirring on Capitol Hill as Senate Democrats have threatened to not move forward with confirmations of President Donald Trump’s US attorney nominees around the country – already following through with a hold on one of his picks.

Senate Democrats say they are merely following precedent established by now-Vice President JD Vance under President Joe Biden, when the then-senator held up US attorney nominations in protest of what he called the political prosecutions against Trump.

Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Thursday that he would hold the nomination of Jason Reding Quiñones as the US attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

In the announcement, Durbin said he would leave “open the possibility of holds on future U.S. Attorney nominees,” citing Vance’s previous moves.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/23/politics/durbin-hold-trump-pick-us-attorney-miami

[Walleye]

1. Dammit, don't leave open the possibility, just refuse everything and put a hold on every nominee

We’re not playing anymore