President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic lashing out over his inability to get his picks approved because of Senate rules, exclaiming, I can't appoint anybody! Interim appointments have become a huge problem for Trump, as handpicked interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan's illegal appointment has scuttled Trump's revenge cases, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba has been forced to step down after being disqualified.
I have eight GREAT U.S. Attorneys, Highly Respected ALL, who will not be confirmed for their positions in various Highly Consequential States only because they're Republicans, and the Democrats have convinced Chuck Grassley to honor the stupid and outdated Blue Slip tradition, which precludes very talented and dedicated people from attaining High Office. The Democrats violate this practice in order to get people in, but Republicans just don't.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Donald Trump demanded that Bondi find a way to bring criminal indictments against some of his enemies, naming Letitia James (the New York attorney general), James Comey (the former FBI director), and Adam Schiff (a California senator), and declaring them "all guilty as hell." Urging quick action, Trump declared "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" and later made clear to reporters that his direction was tantamount to an order: " They have to act. They have to act fast."
A federal judge has ruled that lawyer Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed to the role of acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey Thursday's decision from District Judge Matthew Brann was a rebuke to the administration of President Donald Trump, who has sought to keep Habba, his former personal lawyer, in the role despite a previous court decision replacing her.
