Thom Tillis, a senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, opposed Ed Martin’s nomination as U.S. Attorney for DC, citing disagreements over the handling of January 6 cases.
- Tillis is the ranking Republican, thus pivotal in blocking nominations.
- He conveyed his decision to the White House, emphasizing his stance.
- Tillis believes the DOJ should have pursued more aggressive charges.
- Martin argued that defendants were often overcharged, a point Tillis acknowledged but disagreed with in terms of intensity.
This stance reveals Tillis’s support for a strongly assertive DOJ approach against January 6 defendants.
Tags #Government, #Law, #Politics
Lucem News Editor’s Opinion: When Thom Tillis gets more fired up about Ed Martin than the actual criminals running wild post-Jan 6, you start to wonder where his allegiance is to. Clearly if he votes to reject Trump’s pick, it looks like he is working for the Deep State and Democrats.
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