Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power (Gift Article)
In standing in the way of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his leverage.
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If only GOP senators would show political courage when they are seeking office and not just when they are leaving it.
Funny how "liberated" GOP senators only defy Trump when they're safely lame-duck and can't be primaried.
Senator Cornyn has suddenly grown a spine. He will not agree to Todd Blanche as AG unless the Justice Dept modifies its Trump- IRS immunity agreement. The GOP is full of fascist-enabling cowards, just insane. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... "Defy" is still doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but if they can block long enough for Trump to pull thr nomination, Dem control of thr Senate after the midterms would keep Blanche from being confirmed. #USDemocracy
The bar is so low that HRC’s quip“ “They’re deplorables” was an understatement . Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Whatever. This is weak and only noteworthy because it NEVER happens. Wake me when they want to completely kill the immunity deal. Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Cornyn is not even trying to kill the IRS immunity deal that could save Trump 100 million, he just wants it written down the way Blanche already swore to under oath. Murkowski backed him privately and Rounds admits if Blanche cannot clarify it, maybe his testimony never held up.
“Not long after Senator John Cornyn lost his re-election bid to a right-wing challenger backed by President Trump, the Texas Republican predicted that the remainder of his Senate tenure might be a ‘pretty bumpy ride’ for the president.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
So republicans know they are supporting a corrupt criminal who is bringing Fascism to our country but their jobs are more important than America. Then they lose their jobs anyway, because that's the way of a snake, and suddenly they find their backbone. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
If only there was a way to readily bestow leaders like Sen. Cornyn (in office for 24 years) with the bravery to take actions that they otherwise lack— Ah, yes. There is! It’s called “term limits.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... In standing in the way of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his leverage.
Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... I am pleasantly surprised and extremely happy that my senator held the line - thank you senator Cronyn
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Hmmm, guess maybe it is about keeping their jobs over doing the right thing after all. Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Cheeky John Cornyn, Texas republican, uses his lame-duck power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... "if Mr. Blanche can’t get them clarified, then that suggests that maybe there’s a misunderstanding as to what he was testifying for in the first place.”
I hope Texas Senator John Cornyn continues to stand up to Trump for the next five months. #Texas www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... Come on People. He will fold. They always have.
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What this proves is that he's full of nothing but bluff if Congress doesn't lay down for him. This is why you should vote this November www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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It may be tempting to ”modify” an #IRS immunity deal for Trump as a “solution” to the Blanche problem BUT what is the message to all future presidents - it’s ok to rob the American people? Break the law? #SenJohnCornyn www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... A BS fig leaf re IRS “settlement”. “Mr. Cornyn . . . wants the Justice Department to guarantee . . . that the I.R.S. immunity would apply only to Mr. Trump, two of his sons and the Trump Organization, and that it would be limited only to audits of past tax returns.
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Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... Karma! A LAME-DUCK Senator says NO to our LAME-DUCK PRESIDENT!
Well, someone in Washington has a spine. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Senator Pothole. Men at Work. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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So, now it’s a “lame-duck power” to disagree with Our Leader? If that were true , we would be living in a dictatorship with a fake, rubber-stamp legislature. Acting like it’s true makes it true. The Republican Party is acting like it’s true. Now the NYT is too. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Defying Trump, Cornyn Uses His Lame-Duck Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... Republicans, you can save yourselves. You don't have to be a lame duck. You don't have to go down in history as a Nazi enabler. He can't have anything on you worse than that. Act now. Defy the Dictator.
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Too bad they can't exhibit any courage when they aren't lame ducks. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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What is even the reason for this immunity? Mr. Cornyn’s request is he wants the DOJ to guarantee that the I.R.S. immunity would apply only to Mr. Trump, two of his sons and the Trump Organization, and that it would be limited only to audits of past tax returns. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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