He will be the fourth Senate-confirmed person in leadership at DOJ — behind AG Sessions, DAG Rosenstein, and AAG Brand.
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Dana Boente, the US Attorney for EDVA, also is Senate-confirmed. He is acting AAG for the National Security Division.
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Until the Republicans show up, Francisco is actually losing his vote. (But that's not expected to stand.)pic.twitter.com/lP17jbJ1nE
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(I'm somewhat surprised Dems are going all-out against him. Is the logic, "If Rs let all noms thru, I guess Ds will just vote no on all"?)
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With no filibuster, and Rs in control, it makes sense from a bottom-line perspective. They don't need D votes, so why would the Ds give any?
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Is this about the travel ban? DACA? LGBT issues? DOJ more broadly? Sessions? Trump? Obama (Garland)? Life? the universe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Both make sense. ... Just weird thinking Manchin voted for Sessions but against Francisco.
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Menendez in corruption trial w/out any court approved recesses, did he appear?
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Presumably, he's why the Ds only have 47 no votes.
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