Tillis has a political incentive to block Trump’s nominee to serve as the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Tuesday that he will not be supporting Ed Martin’s nomination to be Washington‘s top prosecutor, citing the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia’s controversial statements regarding the Jan.

President Trump on Wednesday deferred to senators to vote the way they feel they must when questioned about Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) torpedoing the nomination of Ed Martin, who is Trump’s choice to serve as U.