"President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic lashing out over his inability to get his picks approved because of Senate rules, exclaiming, I can't appoint anybody! Interim appointments have become a huge problem for Trump, as handpicked interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan's illegal appointment has scuttled Trump's revenge cases, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba has been forced to step down after being disqualified."
"PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: And it's a very sad situation. We're losing tremendous, we're losing a lot of great people. We have about seven U.S. Attorneys who are not going to be able to keep their jobs much longer because of the blue slip. Because unless I think I know why they did that, to protect their a**. Okay, that's why they did that. But it should be done away with."
President Donald Trump privately complained about being unable to have his U.S. Attorney picks approved because of Senate rules and the blue slip tradition. Handpicked interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s appointment was deemed illegal, disrupting planned revenge cases. Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for the District of New Jersey was disqualified and resigned. Trump said about seven U.S. Attorneys may soon lose their jobs because of blue slips and called for the practice to be eliminated so he can appoint highly educated, respected candidates. Hot mics captured his multi-minute rant and follow-up comments.
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