Trump rips 'stupid and outdated' Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees

President Donald Trump called out Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley while asserting that multiple U.S. attorney picks remain unconfirmed because Grassley is honoring the blue slip tradition.The arcane custom involves showing deference to home-state senators by allowing them to stymie the confirmation of nominees they do not like. "I have eight GREAT U.S. Attorneys, Highly Respected ALL, who will not be confirmed for their positions in various Highly Consequential States only because they’re Republicans, and the Democrats have convinced Chuck Grassley to honor the stupid and outda