‘Go To HELL!’ Trump Rages at Grassley Over ‘BLUE SLIP’ Rule Blocking Alina Habba From NJ Prosecutor Job
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President Donald Trump on Sunday night blew his stack over the defense from Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Thom Tillis on the so-called “Blue Slip rule” preventing Trump attorney Alina Habba from serving as New Jersey’s top prosecutor.
Habba, formerly Trump’s personal attorney, has been serving as the acting U.S. attorney for NJ since she was appointed in March. A judge ruled Thursday that Habba was “unlawfully” serving as the state’s prosecutor because she is only in an acting capacity. Democrats Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Andy Kim are blocking her appointment under the tradition of the “Blue Slip.”
Trump slammed the rule in July, prompting a defense from Grassley. On Friday, Trump posted prior remarks from Grassley about the tradition, and on FNC’s Sunday Morning Futures, host Maria Bartiromo spoke with Habba about the situation.
“This tradition that Senator Grassley is upholding effectively prevents anybody in a blue state from going through into the Senate to then be voted on,” Habba said.
Trump reiterated the point in a furious post to his Truth Social app on Sunday night.
“I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator,” Trump wrote. “This is because of an old and outdated ‘custom’ known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions.”
“Therefore, the only candidates that I can get confirmed for these most important positions are, believe it or not, Democrats!” Trump continued.
“Chuck Grassley should allow strong Republican candidates to ascend to these very vital and powerful roles,” he said, advising the Republican Senator to “tell the Democrats, as they often tell us, to go to HELL!”
