Trump to file lawsuit against blue slipping "scam" slowing his judicial appointments

"Blue slips make it impossible for me as president to appoint a judge or a U.S. attorney because they have a gentlemen's agreement that's about 100 years old..."

President Donald Trump announced Monday he plans to file a lawsuit challenging the Senate's century-old "blue slip" tradition, which he claims makes it "impossible" for him to appoint federal judges and U.S. attorneys.

Speaking while signing executive orders on cashless bail, Trump criticized the informal practice that allows home-state senators to effe…