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Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:55 AM Wednesday

Trump is pressuring Chuck Grassley to end 'blue slips'

President Donald Trump is continuing his overnight crusade against Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley in an apparent attempt to pressure the Iowa Republican to ram through more nominees coming before his panel without deference to lawmakers whose states would be affected.

Trump early Wednesday morning re-posted several Truth Social messages from various users calling attention to Grassley’s age — he’ll be 92 years old in September — and expressing support for the Judiciary chair to follow Trump’s wishes.

Trump specifically wants Grassley to abandon the so-called blue slip policy for district court judges and U.S. attorney nominees, a practice that allows home state senators to object to the personnel picks for their state and in turn gives the minority party some power over the process. Grassley gave up the practice for circuit court judges during Trump’s first term but has not indicated a willingness to jettison it for other positions.

The president re-posted another response to his initial request from Tuesday evening that Grassley to have the “courage” to end the blue slip practice “IMMEDIATELY,” one which called for “Dethron[ing] the Kings” by placing term limits on politicians. Elected officials on the list, accompanied by their years of service, included Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and former Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi — but also Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Grassley.

Trump also highlighted another post from a Truth Social user saying it would be a fitting “Swan song” for Grassley’s decades-long career in the Senate.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/30/congress/trump-still-pressuring-grassley-00483116
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Trump is pressuring Chuck Grassley to end 'blue slips' (Original Post) In It to Win It Wednesday OP
Can't imagine Trump has to 'pressure' Grassley very hard rurallib Wednesday #1
Theyve already done this Fullduplexxx Wednesday #2
For circuit nominees, they are still generally used for district or US attorneys. tritsofme Wednesday #3
The GOP ended it before and put them back. themaguffin Wednesday #4
Not for district court nominees and US attorneys, They were always there. In It to Win It Wednesday #5

rurallib

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1. Can't imagine Trump has to 'pressure' Grassley very hard
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:20 AM
Wednesday

Grassley is one of the worst for sucking up to trump

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