“YOU LACK FIDELITY TO THE LAW” – US SENATOR CRITICIZES TRUMP OVER NOMINEES

April 16, 2025

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US Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday, claiming he lacks “fidelity to the law.”

Schumer pledged to block Trump’s nominees for US Attorney in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Trump had nominated Jay Clayton for US Attorney in the Southern District and Joseph Nocella Jr. as the lead prosecutor in the Eastern District.

Posting on X, Schumer wrote: “Donald Trump has no fidelity to the law, and his intentions for the Justice Department and US Attorney offices have been made clear.

“I will not return the blue slip for his nominees for US Attorney for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.”

However, the Iowa Republican senator who leads the Judiciary Committee, Charles E. Grassley, said that he intends to respect the blue slip tradition.

Speaking with newsmen, Grassley said given Schumer’s stance, that means the two high-priority nominations of Trump are on track to die in the committee without receiving a vote.

“The answer is yes,” Grassley said when asked whether he would honor the blue slip position of senators.

“If they are from the state the nomination comes from,” he added.