But asked about Yates as attorney general, he replied, I don t think so.
Though Biden has named several top Cabinet picks since he was projected the winner just over a month ago, he hasn t yet tapped who he will name attorney general.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that Yates and Jones were considered the top candidates to lead Biden s Justice Department.
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Supporters of Yates argue that she s deeply qualified to run the DOJ. She was previously the No. 2 in the Justice Department during the Obama administration and was a U.S. attorney before that. She briefly served as acting attorney general under Trump before being fired for refusing to defend the president s travel ban.
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“It’s what every senator is being asked. Three weeks ago the transition occurred in terms of the president said access to the briefings and access to the money. That all occurred three weeks ago. So nothing changed,” he said. “This is the Constitution, and I believe in the Constitution.”
Others said Biden was president-elect pending litigation. Trump and his allies have faced dozens of setbacks, including the Supreme Court rejecting a case last week, as they ve sought to overturn the election in key states. They go through the Electoral College yes subject to any pending lawsuits that could change it. But we’re going through the standard process, and at that point in time, but then again you’ve got a couple more court cases that I expect to be settled, so pending that, yes, said Sen. Thom Tillis