"I don't think the votes are there," GOP Sen. John Kennedy said of appeals court nominee Halil Suleyman Ozerden.
WASHINGTON ― It’s not looking good for Halil Suleyman Ozerden, President Donald Trump’s nominee to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
“I don’t think the votes are there,” Sen. John Kennedy , also on the committee, told reporters later Thursday. There have only been a handful of times when Republicans have helped bring down a Trump court pick. Sen. Tim Scott helped tank appeals court nominee Ryan Bounds over his record of racist writings. Scott and former Sen. Jeff Flake helped bring down district court nominee Thomas Farr, who has a record of being hostile to African American voting rights.
Graham, the Judiciary chairman, was mum Thursday on whether Ozerden’s nomination is toast or whether there’s still a chance that he could advance. Congress is about to head into a two-week recess, which means things will be on hold for now anyway.
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