Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of four Republicans who were hard no’s on the appointment of Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. She didn’t need an FBI report on him; she just said he was not a “serious candidate.”
But in a walk-and-talk interview with a reporter, she has now indicated that she won’t vote to confirm any of Trump’s nominations unless they all get a thorough background check by the FBI.
You know, the same FBI that raided the late Sen. Ted Stevens home in Girdwood in 2007 on a witch-hunt that later proved to be a case of government weaponized against a political figure; the same FBI that kicked down the door of a couple in Homer, Alaska in 2021, looking in vain for then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop computer.
The background check is not an absolute requirement, but Murkowski’s words indicate she believes it to be necessary to dig into every aspect of their personal lives. That’s what they open themselves up to, she said.
President Donald Trump has already indicated that not all his appointees need to go through a FBI background check. On Truth Social on Nov. 10, he wrote, “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner.”
The constitutionally permitted recess appointment process is when a president appoints people temporarily to positions when the Senate is in recess. The appointments then are in effect until the end of the following legislative session.
Sen. John Thune will be serving as Senate majority leader. Rep. Michael Johnson is House Speaker. They would have to both agree to a late January recess.
Trump understands the challenges he faces, having been there before. Only 25 nominees have ever been sent to the Senate and failed confirmation, either by withdrawing their names or being rejected. Three of the 25 were in the first Trump term — 12% of the total.
The Trump transition team has not yet signed documents with the existing administration that would authorize the Justice Department to screen his choices that require the Senate’s consent.
In other news relating to Murkowski leading “the resistance” to the Trump presidency, she and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine this week voted for Biden’s judicial nominees that the Democrats are ramming through before Jan. 20. They were the only Republicans to do so, helping to seat judges that will support Biden’s and the Democrats’ agenda for lifetime appointments.
In September of 2020, Murkowski was on record opposing the confirmation of any Trump appointee to the Supreme Court that close to the November elections (which she hoped he would lose).
“For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election. Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed,” Murkowski said in a statement.
Weeks later, she changed her mind and voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Our very own Liz Cheney!
She really should do herself justice and just switch parties. All the more reason to repeal the 17th amendment so that when a senator who wants to go rogue can easily be recalled by their state.
This women is severely mentally disturbed, this is what Nepotism creates in public sector and political spaces. These people are so entitled, so entrenched, and so obsessive they believe that they themselves are the singular deciders of fate for the people. This women is very very strange and dangerous!!!
Murkowski needs to find a rock and crawl under it … and hopefully before 2028, we can repeal RCV once and for all. Without it, she doesn’t stand a chance of getting re-elected. I am tired of that cranky old hag thinking she’s better than the rest of us and that she “knows” what’s best for us “Alaskans” … OMG!!!
She already is, she is actively working against the good of the state of Alaska and its people.
Lisa needs something to believe in.
My guess is Dunleavy was a likely pick for a cabinet position but replacing Lisa played into the final decision.
I foresee Dunleavy running against Daddy’s little Princess and with overwhelming support from the Trump train Lisa will be humiliated in epic fashion.
All the outside money in the world will not save Murkowski this time around.
The title of this MRA article should read that Senator Murkowski will head the ‘hate Trump movement’. Senator Murkowski’s pathological case of TDS is a liability for Alaska. It is obvious with the senate narrowly divided that Senator Murkowski relishes putting sand in the gears wherever she can in the Trump administration. Whenever she ‘evaluates’ the qualifications of nominees, she would do well to remember her sole original qualification to become Alaska’s senator was to be the daughter of the sitting and unpopular governor. And having to take five times to pass the bar exam does not attest to any radiant brilliance.
Senator Murkowski voted for the all the Biden administration nominees because, after all, she opined, a new president should have the people he wants. She voted to confirm some real doozies, as we all are painfully aware. So ‘TDS’ if you must Senator, you are only embarrassing yourself and failing to serve Alaskans competently.
Leftist democrat gonna leftist democrat.
Lisa come home. Haven’t you done about as much harm to our state as you could do in a lifetime?
Listen to most commenters on here. Criticizing Lisa Murkowski as if she is the real problem….. thereby revealing their inability to see the senator is only a symptom of the real problem. The real problem is more than half the voters in Alaska keep re-hiring her… term after term after term. She was appointed and then won four subsequent re-elections. Critics posting on here should be directing their complaints to their spouses, family members, colleagues, neighbors, friends. Oh but we can’t do that, can we? We don’t want to be difficult with those we interact with daily yet we have no problem dispensing vitriol to Sen Murkowski on this public platform? Most do it behind fake names. What a pack of cowardly hypocrites.
Trump appealed to the American elctorate and turned the tables on the Establishment winning a great victory.
Princess Lisa’s response, quoted above isn’t the least bit surprising. Lisa is nothing if She isn’t a member of a parliament of whores. Members of this body service their masters diligently and care nothing about the will of the American People 🙄.
BTW, did you vote for her?
She has confidence, knowing the RCV will work in her favor.
I grow tired of seeing her, she doesn’t have Alaskan interests at the forefront of anything she is doing and if it does favor us is just a coincidence.
I would like to see a candidate come forth that will win the vote in a landslide….
Let there be no doubt.that she has EVERY intention of stinking up the place for four more years.
She just sealed her fate.
Trumps team was unaware of incident in Monterey CA involving Hegseth. So if internally they do that poorly vetting their appointees should we not insist the DOJ steps in. Remember in 2020 when Biden tried to get Rachel Maddow to be Director of intelligence? No, neither do I as he didn’t raid cable news for cabinet picks. Nor did he appoint any vitamin peddling anti-vaxxers. But the right loves every one of these ridiculous picks as job 1 is to own the libs. Jokes on you and your leaders weak picks. Nobody likes a boss that hires derelict friends to join the worksite and you spend your days cleaning up their messes. I’m sure Macho Man Randy Savage will be appointed to some important Director position any day now.
Dan better stand up and stop this s— or he’s no Republican either. Wonder if we can start a recall or some kind of movement to get her out early. No action of Dunleavy / it shows his true colors. He’s a Democrat also. Politicians and you can just look and see, it’s all over the place the crime the lying stealing the use of the citizens. Politicians are all evil.
She doesn’t represent Alaska, she represents herself.
She voted for many of bidens cabinet picks, of which many are anti American.
What a total disaster!!!
With some luck her senate vote won’t be needed if conservative numbers are enough.