Grassley violates Trump’s request to cancel the Senate as a judicial draft pick

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee stand up against the president again Donald Trump’s The tradition of the Senate is required to change to RAM through his district court and U.S. attorney nominations.

Senate Judicial Chairperson Chuck GrasleyR-Iowa, again hit Trump on Sunday night on the Senate’s “Blue Slide”, a long-standing practice the president hopes to go with.

A valid blue bar enables Senate Republicans and Democrats to veto district court and U.S. attorney nominations in their state.

Trump told Grassley to tell Democrats that judicial nominees blocked in the Senate “go to hell”

But Grassley argued in his response on Monday X-Monday that no Trump nominee would pass in the Senate without the Blue slip.

“U.S. District Judge Nominee No. 1 [have] Votes are confirmed on the Senate floor, and they do not [have] Vote to get rid of [committee]Grasley said. “As the Chairman, I set it [President] Trump is nominated for success rather than failure. ”

Trump argued that it was his constitutional right to appoint judges and U.S. lawyers, but the right “was completely taken away by me in a state where there was only one Democratic senator.”

Grassley condemns Trump for “having the courage” to speed up the nomination

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on August 11, 2025 in the James Brady Newsroom in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“This is because Senator Chuck Grassley of the Iowa Power refused to overthrow, even including the bent Joe Biden (twice!) in many cases, refused to overthrow the old Iowa senator, refusing to overthrow,” Trump said.

He continued: “So the only candidates I can confirm that these most important positions are, whatever you believe, Democrats! Chuck Grassley should allow strong Republican candidates to take on these very important and powerful roles and tell Democrats often tell us to tell us hell.”

Trump told Schumer

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y. (AP Photo/J. ScottApplewhite)

Senate Democrats Indeed, using the blue skating tradition this year to block some of Trump’s draft picks on the bench, part of a wider registration of their wider nominees.

For example, Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerDN.Y., using his blue single privileges for the U.S. attorney nominee for Knicks Trump in the southern and eastern New York.

Sens from Democrats in New Jersey. Both CoryBooker and Andy Kim used the blue unit to oppose Alina Habba’s nomination for the U.S. attorney in Garden State. Haba was attacked by Trump for temporary office, but after his term, a group of judges chose not to extend her position.

A replacement was chosen, but was subsequently fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump then withdrew his nomination for Haba and restored her temporary identity.

“Habba was appointed as the nominee for the president of New Jersey on July 24.”[And] this [Judiciary Committee] The Senate has never received any paperwork to review its nominations. ”

Trump last month picked Grassley because he didn’t ignore long-standing traditions, which is not a law and asked him to “have the courage” to change practices, he caused renewed anger.

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The same is true Senate Republicans Democrats failed to leave Washington for many presidential nominees were beaten up all August.

Finding a way forward, including possible changes in the Senate confirmation process, will become a top priority for Republicans when returning to the mountain after Labor Day.