David French:Alexander Hamilton wrote that the advice and consent power was designed to be ‘an excellent check upon a spirit of favoritism in the president, and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters.’
“Patel is just such an “unfit character,” and now it’s senators’ responsibility to protect the American republic from his malign influence — if, that is, they have the courage to do their jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/opinion/thepoint/chris-wray-fbi-trump-step-down?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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