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Now I hope she's picked, if she can get through somehow.Senate GOP warns Biden against picking Sally Yates as attorney general
By Jordain Carney - 12/14/20 07:52 PM EST
Top Republicans are warning against President-elect Joe Biden picking former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to helm the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Yates has been floated as being on Biden's shortlist to lead the DOJ, but Republicans are warning she would be a tough, if not impossible, confirmation fight.
"I think there's plenty of people that he wouldn't have to take a chance on her," said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who will chair the Judiciary Committee if Republicans keep control of the Senate. He added that Yates's ties to the FBI's 2016 Russia investigation were "very worrisome."
Asked if he thought a GOP-controlled Senate would confirm Yates to be attorney general, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a member of the panel, replied bluntly, "No."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who currently chairs the committee, said he could give a "thumbs-up" to either ousted Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) or Circuit Judge Merrick Garland, whose 2016 Supreme Court nomination Republicans stonewalled.
But asked about Yates as attorney general, he replied, "I don't think so."
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/530199-senate-gop-warns-biden-against-picking-sally-yates-as-attorney-general
TomDaisy
(1,874 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)jrthin
(4,836 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)President Biden doesn't need your "advice" aka threat.
Now, I wonder why they don't want Sally Yates? Hmmm.... I smell fear.
sakabatou
(42,158 posts)ResistantAmerican17
(3,809 posts)Enterstageleft
(3,396 posts)Takket
(21,577 posts)she knows where the bodies are buried.
elleng
(130,974 posts)Doug Jones good for this?
FBaggins
(26,748 posts)And can take over as acting... so the same problem applies
CincyDem
(6,363 posts)Theres something about no capitulation. Dont react to sound bites. Make em vote or make Mitch give her the garland treatment. Let America watch.
Bev54
(10,053 posts)that would maybe change some attitude.
dchill
(38,505 posts)FM123
(10,053 posts)How adorable.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Will respect Joe's choice but reading that shot Yates right to the top of my list!
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Those who vote "no" will receive some unpleasant payback.
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)There will be maximum exposure if they play their obstruction.
Let's see where everybody stands first thing.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)Better than saying they won't confirm anyone.
Doug Jones, Merrick Garland...
I would like to see Preet, but don't know if he has a chance.
Sally will still be on at DOJ and so will Preet
calguy
(5,315 posts)He doesn't seem in the running though. I'll trust Joe's judgement on this. He knows far more than I ever will.
dansolo
(5,376 posts)Remember that Merrick Garland was the nominee that Orrin Hatch specifically recommended to Obama as someone that he felt would be a suitable nominee, but once he was picked, all of a sudden Hatch was calling him radical and refused to hold a hearing for him, or even meet with him (he was the head of the Judiciary Committee then)
LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)Fuck Lindsey Graham
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)for the new and improved, deluxe investigation of GOP ties to Russia.
Biden - 'My hands are tied...they broke the law.'
JDC
(10,129 posts)They can shove their ultimatums and warnings right up their collective ass.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)drive Dumpy absolutely bat shit.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I want them terrified by the AG pick.
Demonaut
(8,919 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,612 posts)You have no right to order Joe around. He can pick who he damn well wants to. I'm fine with whomever he picks. They're all good choices.
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 15, 2020, 01:37 AM - Edit history (1)
he would rather have Sally Yates as AG, or Special Prosecutor investigating his shenanigans over the last four years.
patphil
(6,182 posts)yonder
(9,667 posts)She's smart, a woman and she likely has the goods on more than a few of them. That must be like fear cubed for them.
NBachers
(17,122 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)Sally or Hillary.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)...Cabinet appointments? Two can play that game, & Repubs allowed it for Trump.
dlk
(11,569 posts)More delusions of grandeur.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)dlk
(11,569 posts)I also understand theres no reasoning with Republicans. They arent honest brokers.
Hugin
(33,164 posts)Yeah, it figures.
Explains the whole Trumpism phenomenon.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Gosh, who knew! Why didn't we tell Chump he couldn't have Jeff Sessions?
For that matter, how did Bill Barr ever become Attorney General?
mvd
(65,174 posts)Geez, Biden should just go ahead and nominate who he wants.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)Why should that be of any concern to them?
Anyway, she was rather quite during the entire investigation, after she was fired by Trump.
She was mostly non-partisan, as I recall?