Sen. Bennet temporarily blocks dozens of Trump nominees from being confirmed (CO)

KDVR ^ | Dec 4, 2025 | Jacob Factor

[real saxophonist]

Sen. Bennet temporarily blocks dozens of Trump nominees from being confirmed

by: Jacob Factor

Dec 4, 2025

DENVER (KDVR) — A slate of more than 80 of President Donald Trump’s nominees is on hold after Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet called out a Senate rule that temporarily blocked them from being confirmed.

A set of 88 nominees hit the Senate floor on Thursday, set to be considered “en bloc,” meaning all at the same time, after Senate Republicans in September changed the rules to allow mass confirmation of Trump’s nominees to escape Democratic blockades. That rule change, however, prohibited certain high-level nominees from being in these mass groups, and Bennet called out one such position that was in Thursday’s group to be voted on.

That position was the Director of National Drug Control Policy, for which Trump had nominated former Fox News contributor Sara Carter Bailey.

“I just blocked 88 Trump nominees from confirmation— including Sara Carter Bailey, a former Fox News contributor nominated to be our country’s Drug Czar,” Bennet said in a statement after making the move to block the nominations. “Bailey was nominated by Trump, who just pardoned the former President of Honduras, as he served 45 years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 400 tons of cocaine.”

[real saxophonist]

See my current tagline.

[vivenne]

I dislike this guy intensely. I am also so sick of these games.

[bigbob]

Whatever rules or laws Congress needs to change to put an end to this assholery ought to be implemented, stat.

[thinden]

where is Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet’s primary residence located?

does he own it free & clear?

does he own a residence in the DC area?

[Bob Wills is still the king]

“Whatever rules or laws Congress needs to change to put an end to this assholery ought to be implemented, stat.”
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Senate confirmation authority is specifically in the Constitution. The only way to change that is to amend the Constitution.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Another hottie they can’t handle.

[AFB-XYZ]

Gut feeling is that if the Administration can’t (or won’t) do something to put an end to this non-stop idiocy, it will eventually be done FOR them.

Or maybe that’s just last night’s substandard burritos making my gut feel strange. Heh.

[real saxophonist]

This is from Bennet's official website:

Dec 4, 2025 |

Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after reviewing the Department of Defense Inspector General’s report on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sharing sensitive operational information over an unsecure personal Signal chat:

“The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General has now confirmed what I said months ago: Secretary Hegseth created unacceptable risks to U.S. troops and our military objectives by sharing sensitive operational battleplans in a Signal group chat.

“The Inspector General’s report, following recent reports that Secretary Hegseth may have given orders resulting in unlawful strikes in the Caribbean, only further demonstrates his recklessness and incompetence.

“He is unfit to lead our men and women in uniform and should resign immediately. Every day that he remains in this position endangers our troops and our national security.”

[rollo tomasi]

If McConnell did not use those assholery “laws” (Senate) Garland would be on the Supreme Court rather than Gorsuch so “it works both ways”.

[thegagline]

Here is where pattern recognition can get me into trouble. However, facts are facts. So, congratulations to Senator Bennet fitting nicely into this list:

Senator Michael Bennet (Blocked 80 Trump nominees)

U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell (Impeachment, January 6th, ordered no warrantless arrests illegals etc),

U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg (holding the Trump Administration in contempt for not returning the plane full of Venezuelan gang members; injunction against deportation of Venezuelan gang members ; released an individual who threatened to disembowel the president )

U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart ( approved FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-lago residence

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan (Presided over the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault case; ordered Trump to release funds to NYC that were withheld because NYC is a sanctuary city)

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs (Blocked Trump from canceling Harvard’s student visa program, student visa holder’s unfettered access to the United States; ordered Trump to restore 2.2 billion dollar funding to Harvard)

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer (Ruled that the National Guard cannot be used to protect federal officers engaging in immigration enforcement; Ordered Trump to immediately turn over control of the National Guard to Gavin Newsome)

U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss (Suspended our national border)

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman (blocked Trump from defunding/punishing the NY MTA over congestion pricing)

U.S. District Judge Hellerstein (Blocked Trump from deporting illegal alien gang members under the Aliens Enemies Act)

U.S. District Court Judge Adam Abelson, (injunction against Trump terminating DEI grants and programs )

U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg (holding the Trump Administration in contempt for not returning the plane full of Venezuelan gang members; injunction against deportation of Venezuelan gang members ; released a person who threatened to disembowel the president )

U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, (twice rejectedTrump’s effort to move his hush money criminal case from New York state court to federal court)

U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander ( Blocked DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration records)

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer(Injunction DOGE Dept of Treasury, referred to Trump as a tyrant),

Judge Arthur Engoron (NY civil fraud case- levied $350,000,000 fine on Trump)

Jeffrey Goldberg (dual US-Israel citizen, former member of the Israel Defense Forces, leaked classified Signal meeting details in possible controvention of the the Espionage Act and the Official Secrets Act)

Marc Elias( over 60 lawsuits attacking voter ID laws),

Merrick Garland,

Shenna Bellows (Maine Secretary of State-Ordered Trump off the ballot ) ,

Jena Griswold (Colorado Secretary of State, ordered Trump off the ballot ),

George Soros,

Reid Hoffman (financial support for E Jean Carroll),

Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin( financing the violent attacks against Tesla),

Judge David Ezra (stayed Texas law that permitted the arrest of illegals ),

Alejando Mayorkas,

Norm Eisen (152 lawsuits and counting against the Trump Administration)

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (Called for mass mobilization and disruption against Republicans-“These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”

Senator Elissa Slotkin (Impeachment, “war plan” against Trump)

Senator Chuck Schumer (Called for Trump 45 and 47 impeachment)

Senator Jon Ossoff (Called for Trump to be impeached in 2025)

Adam Schiff ( impeachment, evidence of Russian collusion)

Rep. Laura Friedman (colluding with state AGs to engage in lawfare against Trump)

Senator Brian Schatz (Holding up over 300 of Trump’s nominations )

Rep. Jamie Raskin ( threatened foreign governments that support Trump, co-sponsored legislation to keep Trump of the ballot)

Senator Chuck Shumer (led government shutdown in an attempt to preserve benefits for illegals; multiple threats against Trump)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (Congress- Bill to defund DOGE)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman- Schultz( co-sponsored legislation to remove Trump from the ballot),

Organizers and funders of Not a King/ Anti-ICE protests:

George Soros

Alex Soros

Alex Soros

Marc Benioff

Marc Zuckerberg

Hansjörg Wyss

Leah Greenberg,

Ezra Levin

Robert Weissman

, Donna Lieberman

Randi Weingarten

[real saxophonist]

Thanks

[Wuli]

I wonder if its payback for this:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4356130/posts

[real saxophonist]

Wouldn’t surprise me.

[Political Junkie Too]

Democrats are still blocking President Trump's nominees?

It's a coordinated strategy:

1. Democrats block Trump's nominees in the Senate.

2. Trump appoints an interim person to fill the vacancy.

3. Democrats continue to block Trump's nominees.

4. Trump's interim appointee's term expires.

5. Trump appoints a new interim appointee while waiting for his nominee to be confirmed.

6. A District Court judge rules that Trump's second interim appointee is illegal, and (in the case of prosecutors) appoints their own interim appointee or leaves the position vacant.

-PJ

[dynachrome]

And this, from senatewhore bennet.

[Bratch]

Senate confirmation authority is specifically in the Constitution. The only way to change that is to amend the Constitution.

The Constitution has already been changed.

When the Constitution was written, Senators were elected by the states. As such, the states were given confirmation power via their federal representatives.

But with the advent of the 17th Amendment, the delicate federal/state balance of power was thrown out the window.

Now any 2-bit tyrant wannabe can bring the entire government to a halt, if they manage to squeak by a state wide election.

The old Senate rules that were designed to guard against federal overreach into the states now allow radicals to undermine the foundation of our entire society.

It's high time for the Executive Branch to challenge the Advice and Consent clause, based on modern realities.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The bass turd from Colorado wants only Antifa Fascists being nominated.

[bigbob]

Ok, but it’s the ability of one Senator to hold appointments up that I was referring to

[TornadoAlley3]

He’s running for President. Has to appear tough.