![]() "While Republicans control the Senate now, the only way they can formally adjourn - which would set up a period when recess appointments are allowable - is to pass an adjournment resolution," CNN noted. As Democratic and Republican aides told CNN, Democrats plan to "force the Senate to hold pro forma sessions - a practice both parties have carried out to block recess appointments from presidents of the opposite party."Ī pro forma session would mean the Senate did not officially go on recess. If Trump were to replace Sessions while the Senate is in recess next month, they could serve until the end of the next Senate session in early 2019 without being confirmed.ĬNN reported Tuesday that senators are "planning to continue procedural moves" that would prevent the Senate from "formally adjourning for recess," seeking to prevent Trump from making any sort of recess appointment. Sessions has recused himself from all campaign-related investigations, much to Trump's chagrin. Based on Trump's public comments, it would look as though Trump replaced Sessions solely for the purpose of selecting an attorney general who would be willing to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing the FBI investigation into possible collusion between members of the Trump campaign and Russians. Normally, a potential Sessions replacement would have to face Senate confirmation, a process that would be extremely difficult for any potential nominee to pass even as the Senate is under Republican control. In a Washington Post story on the growing divide between Trump and his attorney general on Monday, a University of Texas law professor told the publication that a recess appointment was one option available to Trump should he seek to oust Sessions. President Donald Trump's increasing attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led some to speculate that the president could oust Sessions or get him to resign and then seek to make a recess appointment to fill the void while the Senate is on break, bypassing a traditional confirmation. ![]() (Donald Trump.Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) ![]()
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