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'Full-blown scandal' embroiling GOP provides ammo for new Trump impeachment: insider

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President Donald Trump's decision to keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current position should be used in a third impeachment proceeding, according to a new column. Longtime DC insider Michael Tomasky wrote that the president would rather leave the attorney general seat open with an acting administrator rather than agree to forgo his " slush fund " and IRS immunity deal in writing. On Friday, Tomasky pointed to Trump's Thursday Truth Social post announcing his intention of keeping Blanche in his current position rather than work out an agreement with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. As he wrote, "It’s a full-blown scandal, as President Trump’s real interests here have become clearer, notably via a Truth Social message he posted late Thursday morning. It’s raw sewage even by his standards, and if the Democrats retake the House, this matter has now jumped to the top of my list of grounds for impeachment. ” Asserting that Trump's unwillingness to negotiate on the

First report: We Now Have the Leading Charge in Trump’s Next Impeachment — newrepublic.com, 11d