Latest / Systemic Error Podcast
'What happens now?': Trump reportedly caught flat-footed by GOP revolt
Trump’s Courtier Hit a WallThe Senate Still Has a VetoThe immediate story is simple enough: Donald Trump expected Todd Blanche, his former lawyer and acting attorney general, to glide into confirmation. Instead, Senate Republicans stalled the vote because they lacked the numbers to move him forward. That is the only reason this became a story at all.The real power in this moment sits in the Senate Judiciary Committee and, beyond it, in the narrow block of Republicans willing to withhold assent. Trump can demand loyalty. He cannot manufacture votes.The “Routine” Was Never RoutineTrump calling…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.