President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a lawsuit over the Senate’s century-old "blue slip" tradition that he says makes it "impossible" for him to appoint a judge or U.S. attorney.Trump made the comments to reporters in the Oval Office while signing executive orders regarding the elimination of cashless bail policies."We're also going to be filing a lawsuit on blue slipping," Trump said. "You know, blue slips make it impossible for me as president to appoint a judge or a U.S. attorney because they have a gentlemen's agreement that's about 100 years old."The blue slip, which is the practic...
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