What are recess appointments? What to know about Trump's plans for the Senate (miamiherald)

By Brendan Rascius
Updated November 14, 2024 12:17 PM

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They are outlined in the Constitution’s Recess Appointment Clause, which states that “the president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate.”

The framers of the Constitution may have included the clause to allow the government to continue functioning when the Senate was in recess — which, during the early years of the republic, was more than half the year.

However, recess appointments have also been used for political reasons, including to install unpopular officials who might not be confirmed by the Senate, according to the report.
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In 2020, Trump tried using a recess appointment to fill the role of attorney general, but the Senate blocked his efforts, according to CNN.

But now, with the GOP winning a majority in the Senate and contenders for majority leader signaling their support for recess appointments, things could be changing.
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Bottom line/spoiler alert: If spineless GOP Senators choose to give tsf what he wants, he can't be stopped. And of course they will.