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S Republicans and Democrats announced Thursday the approval of President Trump's choice that William P. Barr, a former Bush administration official, would have been named the next Attorney General of the United States.
"I think that's the kind of person that could be confirmed," said Senate majority whip John Cornyn, R-Texas. According to press reports on Thursday, Trump leans towards Barr, who was President George HW Attorney General of Bush from 1991 to 1993.
Cornyn is a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, which will hold a hearing and will vote on the selection of Trump to replace Jeff Sessions. Trump forced Sessions to withdraw in November, in part because Sessions recused himself of the special advocate's investigation into an alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.
Another member of the committee, Senator Patrick Leahy of South Dakota, told Washington Examiner that he had known Barr for a long time and that he respected his work.
"I have always said that the best thing for the administration to do is to get the people to get the support of the majority of Republicans and Democrats," said Leahy. When asked if Barr could get such support, Mr. Leahy replied, "Yes, he could."
This year, members of both parties wondered how Trump could get rid of sessions and have his replacement confirmed in the Senate. But with the mid-term elections over, Trump dismissed Sessions and put Matthew Whitaker in his place on an acting basis.
This decision has given rise to new complaints that Whitaker is not confirmed by the Senate and should not exist on an interim basis. Cornyn said Barr could be a candidate able to resolve the situation by winning votes on both sides.
"Getting the next nominee will be a bit of a challenge," said Cornyn. "So, he is perhaps the kind of person that would be easier to confirm than others."
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