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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes pRuitt have to go through senate before becoming AG? (IF tRUMP decides this way)
or can tRump just put him there WITHOUT senate approval?
northoftheborder
(7,566 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)And that can only be done when the Senate declares itself to be on recess (it is usual these
days to avoid official recesses through the use of "pro forma" sessions).
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)also can Dems keep senate open (So there is NO RECESS)
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)bluestarone
(16,722 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)bluestarone
(16,722 posts)this is available to the DEMS!!
TexasProgresive
(12,148 posts)to be reapproved?
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Senate approval is for a specific post it isn't a general approval. A President can't get someone approved for commerce secretary and then decide they really were approved to be the next Supreme Court justice for example.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,410 posts)If he's confirmed (after Sessions gets run over by a particularly heavy bus), he'll immediately dismantle the Mueller investigation. He's right at the core of Trumpy's criminality. There are few worse choices. And the GOP will succumb to Pruitt's lies and confirm him because the GOP is wholly owned by Trumpy. They're owned by Trumpy because ALL of the GOP leadership, and then some, have taken Russian money for laundering and profit. They're all in on the coup because it's the only chance they have of controlling their own fate. They must stop Mueller from the massive number of indictments coming their way.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)He's already been confirmed by the Senate for his current post; he could step into the new one
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)our goose is cooked until 2018 for sure UNLESS WE ARE WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING TO STOP IT
magicarpet
(13,941 posts)But upon further research it is indicated that for tr-dump to move Pruitt from EPA to Atty. General, Pruitt would need to be re-confirmation by the Senate for the move to DOJ.
With Pruitt's history of being an outright Fascist at the EPA his move to DOJ and Senate confirmation for Atty. General could be quite contentious. Tr-dump would likely finagle a Senate recess appointment so he can circumvent and delay the confirmation process as long as possible to a later date down the road.
Pruitt will turn the DOJ upside down to protect Tr-dump each and every way he can to shut down the Muller investigation and make team tr-dump's illegalities entirely disappear.
Pruitt was a good German and tore up the EPA and made tr-dump proud.... Pruitt would be more than happy to make the move to Atty. General to trash the DOJ so Saint Donald's problems all magically just poof go away.
These Fascist have a plan and political agenda to see through and their intention is that nothing impedes them or gets in their way.
The KKK - Koch/Tr-dump Oligarchs rule America now - resistance is futile.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)again for the new position.