Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advanced President Donald Trump’s nominees for three senior Justice Department positions on March 13 over the objections of Democrat members.
Members voted along party lines in three 12–10 votes to move forward the nominations of attorneys Dean John Sauer, Harmeet Dhillon, and Aaron Reitz.
Reitz and Sauer were grilled by Democrats during their Feb. 26 confirmation hearing on whether officials should always obey court rulings.
Reitz, Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy, told the committee that “it would be too case-specific” for him to make a blanket statement on following court orders....
