Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Eastern District Court Decision Not to Extend Appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. Attorney
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on the Eastern District Court decision not to extend the appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. attorney.
“It is bizarre that the Eastern District Court writes that they view Brad Schimel as performing well as an interim U.S. attorney but then declines to appoint him for the duration of the vacancy — especially when they are fully aware that Senate Democrats are obstructing the nomination and confirmation of U.S. attorneys throughout the country.
“I will also work with Sen. Baldwin to reconvene the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission. Last year, the commission failed to produce recommendations for Wisconsin’s U.S. attorney offices because some commissioners refused to evaluate certain applicants based solely on their qualifications.
“I urge the commissioners not to inject partisan politics into their important work.”
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Hey RoJo, the Senate had 120 days to approve Schimel’s appointment – if you can’t get something done in 4 months you should look for a new job. Or tell Trump to appoint someone who isn’t a partisan hack that could actually get bipartisan support. Just because congress is so useless that they can’t do their jobs timely doesn’t mean you get to ignore the US Constitution.