Does anyone know the status of William Barr’s nomination? Or has Pelosi said we don’t need an attorney general
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he Judiciary Committee has scheduled a meeting to consider William Barr and other nominees, kickstarting the process of bringing President Trump’s attorney general pick to the Senate floor.
The panel, which is now chaired by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), announced that it would hold a business meeting to consider Barr’s nomination on Tuesday.
But it’s unlikely that the Judiciary Committee will actually vote on Barr’s nomination during the meeting.
Under committee rules any one senator can request that a nomination be delayed a week when it’s on the agenda for the first time, as Barr’s will be on Tuesday.
The committee action comes after Barr, who was previously attorney general during the George H.W. Bush administration, testified as part of his confirmation earlier this month.
During the grilling, senators pressed Barr for specifics on special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, as well as his views on executive privilege and Trump’s pardon powers.
Barr is expected to easily sail through the Judiciary Committee. Republicans hold a two-seat advantage on the panel.
Republicans have a larger 53-seat majority in the full Senate. That means Democrats will need to flip four senators, as well as keep their own caucus united, if they want to sink his nomination.
We'll get this done in the three weeks of the current honeymoon period.