Vance already had a hold on U.S. Attorney nominees, including Northeast Ohio's Becky Lutzko.
Sen. JD Vance speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign rally at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. WASHINGTON, D. C. - As ex-President Donald Trump prepared to visit Republicans on Capitol Hill, U.S. Sen.
Utah’s Michael S. Lee of Utah, Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville, Missouri’s Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Tennessee’s Bill Hagerty and Kansas’ Roger Marshall are part of the effort. Lutzko has been serving as U.S. Attorney on an “interim” basis while awaiting Senate confirmation. The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Richard Durbin of Illinois, has said Vance’s holds on non-controversial U.S. attorney nominees interfere with law enforcement. Cleveland.com has reached out to Durbin for comment on Vance’s latest hold announcement.
“Florida has four or five vacancies, Texas has five emergency vacancies, and they need those judges,” said Tobias.
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