Laura Coates Live

A look at how Todd Blanche convinced GOP holdouts to back him with concessions that may not be what they seem. Plus, why Jeanine Pirro’s job may be at risk over the botched Reflecting Pool case she dismissed.
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The Justice Department admitted that President Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “hasty and botched,” and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of vandalizing the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
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President Trump said that he wouldn’t object to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche as his nominee for attorney general amid resistance from two Republican senators, another blow to Blanche’s confirmation battle.
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Senate GOP leaders were forced to postpone a vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general late Wednesday, with a key GOP senator refusing to yield in a weeks-long battle with the administration over its controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
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The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support.
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