Trump Defers to Senate on US Attorney for D.C. Pick

President Donald Trump on Wednesday deferred to senators even as one blocked the nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

The decision is “up to the senators,” Trump said.

During a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who refused to vote to advance Martin’s nomination out of the committee, effectively killing Martin’s chances of getting confirmed by the full Senate.

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