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President Trump's loyal base and Democrats alike are now calling for the entire Department of Justice file of Epstein material to be released, an appeal so far rejected by Trump and his aides.
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out before Republicans voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Emil Bove -- the controversial top Justice Department official who formerly served as Trump's defense attorney -- to a seat on the powerful Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Bove's candidacy was sent to the U.S. Senate for a confirmation vote despite significant opposition from former judges and prosecutors.
The Trump administration has renewed John Sarcone’s tenure as Albany’s chief prosecutor days after the federal court declined to step in, in an unusual maneuver by an administration testing the bounds of its appointment authorities.
The Trump administration is deploying workarounds that delay routing U.S. Attorney nominees through the Senate advice and consent process, where they might be blocked by Democrats.
Sarcone III to a second temporary term as the top prosecutor in Upstate New York, only a day after federal judges decided against extending his appointment to the job. The Albany Times Union reported the move,