conviction two weeks ago. the day after trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in his new york hush money case, eight republican senators vowed to oppose all biden nominees and all democratic legislation as retribution. today six republican senators led by trump vice presidential short lister j.d. vance put the oppose all biden nominees part of that vow into writing. senators explained that they would block nominees, including anyone who has suggested the trump prosecutions were reasonable, anyone who endorsed trump s guilt, anyone who supported organizations that celebrated the indictment of donald trump, and anyone who supported manhattan district attorney alvin bragg or supported lawfare or censorship in other way, which is just vague enough to include basically anyone president biden has nominated. now, these republican senators say that their blockade will last until election day. and in practical terms, that means the u.s. government will not be able to appoint represe