The Senate worked around Sen. J.D. Vance's (R-OH) blanket hold on Justice Department nominees on Friday with the confirmation of two U.S. attorneys.
Tara McGrath and Todd Gee, who will serve as the top law enforcement officers for the southern districts of California and Mississippi, respectively, were confirmed in bipartisan votes, though McGrath's margins were narrow.
Durbin celebrated their confirmation in a Friday statement aimed squarely at Vance, who since June has pledged to grind the Justice Department to a halt with his holds. Vance has made clear his blockade is not directed at any particular nominee but instead views the hold as a stand against the prosecution of Trump, who faces two federal investigations, one into his handling of classified documents and another into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump is the front-runner to challenge President Joe Biden in next year's presidential election.
Democrats faced similar opposition from Sen. Tom Cotton in the last Congress, in part over the Justice Department's handling of Black Lives Matter protests.
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