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Mitch McConnell pulls vote on Trump judicial pick Ryan Bounds, declares nomination dead

By Naomi Lim
Published July 19, 2018 7:25pm ET
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Mitch McConnell pulls vote on Trump judicial pick Ryan Bounds, declares nomination dead
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. McConnell says there is "indisputable evidence" Russia tried to affect the 2016 presidential election. He says the Senate understands the "Russia threat" and that is the "widespread view here in the United States Senate among members of both parties." | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday pulled a vote for President Trump’s pick for a federal appeals court judgeship just before it was due to be held after a number of GOP senators expressed concerns about racially insensitive statements his nominee, Oregon assistant U.S. attorney Ryan Bounds, made while at college.

“For the information of all senators, the nomination will be withdrawn,” McConnell said during a floor speech.

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