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President Donald Trump said he had \u201cno objection\u201d to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination for attorney general until Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office.<\/p>

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The pair, who lost bitterly contested primaries after Trump opted not to back them, have refused to vote for Blanche over concerns that he and the Justice Department have not done enough to kill a proposed $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund for Trump\u2019s political allies and a deal shielding the president and his businesses from future tax audits.<\/p>\n

Trump claimed on Truth Social<\/u><\/span> Thursday that Cornyn and Tillis were withholding their key votes as retaliation for their losses in primary elections earlier this year.<\/p>

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\u201cJohn Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee, who will remain, in any event, as Acting,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cI have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd\u2019s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office.\u201d<\/p>

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