President Donald Trump said Sen. Thom Tillis rejecting Ed Martin’s nomination to serve as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., was “disappointing.”
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PresidentDonaldTrumpsaiditwas“disappointing”thatRepublicanNorthCarolinaSen.ThomTillissaidhewillnotsupportthepresident’snomineetoserveasU.S.attorneyforWashington,D.C.,EdMartin.
“It’sdisappointingbecause,youknow,Iknowthathe’sverytalented,”TrumpsaidfromtheOvalOfficeWednesdayafternoonwhiletakingquestionsfromthemediaduringaswearing-inceremonyfortheU.S.ambassadortoChina,DavidPerdue.“CrimeisdowninWashington,D.C.Streetcrime,violentcrimeby25%.And,that’s,peoplehaveseenthey’venoticedabigdifference.”
TillissitsontheSenateJudiciaryCommittee,whichisoverseeingtheconfirmationprocessofMartin.ThenomineehasservedasinterimU.S.attorneysinceTrump’sJan.20inaugurationbutisfacingaMay20deadlinetobeconfirmed.
MartinmetwithSenatelawmakersMonday,andTillistoldreportersTuesdayhewouldn’
