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Most of my concerns are related to Jan. 6,
Tillis said
If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court."
Tillis' office referred Fox News Digital to 28 U.S. Code § 546, which says
Our understanding is that if the Senate does not confirm a U.S. attorney before an acting U.S. attorney’s term expires, the attorney general can still pick the next acting replacement as long as it is done before the original appointment expires under 28 USC 546,
a spokesman for Tillis' office told Fox News Digital Tuesday
It's disappointing because, you know, I know that he's very talented,
Trump said from the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon while taking questions from the media during a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. ambassador to China, David PerdueGive this guy a shot. Meet with him. Talk to him about what he’s going to do in the office,
Hawley said
The district is a cesspool. It is a crime wave every single day,
Hawley said on Real America's Voice's War Room
I am proud to lead this effort to support Ed Martin because he’s a proven leader who is already devoting all of his time to restoring the rule of law in our nation’s capital,
Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita, who spearheaded the letter, told Fox Digital of his support for MartinHis approval is IMPERATIVE in terms of doing all that has to be done to SAVE LIVES and to, MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN,
Trump wrote Monday on Truth SocialAnybody who committed violence, like the violence in Kenosha and the violence in Portland before them, should be in prison — period, full stop,
Tillis said after the pardonsTo put it bluntly, the District of Columbia is broken,
the letter, sent Monday, statesWhen he comes up for a vote, I intend to support him,
Cornyn saidEd Martin will be a big player in doing so and, I hope, that the Republican Senators will make a commitment to his approval, which is now before them,
Trump posted on Truth Social
Mr. Martin makes a number of false statements that are easily debunked and dodges at least 80 questions outright, stating he doesn’t ‘recall’ the answer to a question more than 39 times, ‘I don’t know’ more than 21 times, and some variation of ‘can’t discuss this matter’ more than 20 times,
Durbin said in a statementAll I can say is, as the chairman of the committee … I want to put people on the agenda, that I can help the president be successful in his nominees. And that’s all I can say at this point.”
Asked Tuesday why he didn’t put Martin on this week’s schedule, Grassley gave a rambling response to a CNN reporter
Trust me, the [District of D.C.] judges who wasted 4 years trying the J6 rioters will NOT be electing Ed Martin,
Tobias said in an emailI’m thinking about future January 6ths,
the North Carolina Republican told HuffPostHis record makes clear that he doesn’t have the temperament or judgment for this job,
Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the judiciary committee, said during a May 1 meeting
Ed Martin is a fantastic U.S. Attorney for D.C. and will continue to implement the President’s law-and-order agenda in Washington,
White House spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said in a statement Tuesday
Obviously, we would cross that bridge if and when we came to it, but it sounds like he’s got problems committee-level,
he told CNNMost of my concerns are related to January 6, and he built a compelling case on some of the 15, 12 prosecutions that were probably heat of the moment bad decisions, ... Where we probably have a difference is I think anybody that reached the perimeter should have been in prison for some period of time
he said Tuesday, adding