Schumer Uses “Blue Slip” To Block Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees

New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after refusing to return blue slips consenting to consider two of President Trump’s nominees for U.S. Attorney offices in New York .

“Donald Trump has made clear he has no fidelity to the law and intends to use the Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney offices and law enforcement as weapons to go after his perceived enemies. 

“Such blatant and depraved political motivations are deeply corrosive to the rule of law and leaves me deeply skeptical of the Donald Trump’s intentions for these important positions. For that reason, I will not return the blue slip for the U.S. Attorney nominees for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.”

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