Fetterman: Trump Has Zero Leverage Over Lame-Duck GOP
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- Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) argued Trump has 'zero leverage' over lame-duck GOP senators in the fight over the Blanche nomination.
- Three outgoing Republican senators publicly oppose Trump's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently run the Department of Justice.
- The source begins naming the GOP holdouts with what appears to be Sen. Thom Tillis before the provided text is cut off mid-word, leaving the full list of defectors unreadable.
Why it matters: Three outgoing Republicans publicly defying Trump's pick for permanent Attorney General validates Fetterman's claim that lame-duck timing neutralizes Trump's Senate leverage. With no reelection pressure on the horizon, those senators can block a DOJ confirmation without political cost to themselves.
