John Thune Asked About Senate GOP's Plan For Ed Martin After Thom Tillis Says He'll Oppose Him

At his Senate Republican leadership press briefing, Senate Majority Leader was asked about embattled U.S. Attorney nominee Ed Martin.

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00:00Can Republicans flip the Georgia Senate seat at Martin to agree with the nominee?

00:05And will you move to discharge Ed Martin from the judiciary today where the foundation is going to be filled?

00:11Well, I think on the first question, we believe Georgia is going to be competitive.

00:14We have no idea who the Republican nominee would be at this point.

00:18But as I said earlier, I'm encouraged by the fact that there's a lot of interest in the Republicans of Georgia,

00:24both City House members and some statewide office officials who are taking a hard look at the race.

00:30And we'll see how it all shakes out.

00:32But I expect Georgia will be a competitive race.

00:34It will be close to the end.

00:36But I think it's a race that we can win.

00:38And Ed Martin, obviously, is a big decision.

00:42It's going to happen by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

00:45My understanding is they haven't said anything on that yet.

00:48So, you know, we will cross that bridge if and when we come to it.

00:52But it's ultimately going to be a decision that the judiciary will do things first.