{"id":51720,"date":"2025-08-03T01:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51720"},"modified":"2025-08-03T01:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:41:41","slug":"gop-senator-john-thune-quitely-block-trump-recess-appointments-with-sneaky-procedural-maneuver-launches-series-of-pro-forma-sessions-to-keep-senate-in-fake-session-during-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=51720","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senator John Thune Quitely BLOCK Trump Recess Appointments With Sneaky Procedural Maneuver \u2014 Launches Series of Pro Forma Sessions to Keep Senate in Fake \u201cSession\u201d During August Recess"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R\u2011SD) has unveiled a procedural scheme to block President Donald Trump from making any critical appointments during the August recess \u2014 effectively aiding the Democrats\u2019 obstructionist agenda.<\/p>\n

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president can make \u201crecess appointments,\u201d temporary appointments to federal positions, if the Senate is in recess and not conducting business. These appointments don\u2019t require immediate Senate confirmation and can last until the end of the next session of Congress.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s a loophole: if the Senate holds pro forma sessions,\u00a0very short, symbolic meetings where no actual business is conducted,\u00a0then technically, the Senate is still in session. That means the president cannot legally make recess appointments during that time.<\/p>\n

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John Thune\u00a0has quietly secured unanimous\u2011consent for a paper\u2011thin Senate schedule through the Trump appointee confirmation deadline, ensuring only pro forma sessions on five key dates in early August.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, the chamber will adjourn after today\u2019s business and reconvene without conducting any votes or business on:<\/p>\n