But thanks to Democrats' new anti-filibuster rules, Alejandro Mayorkas sailed through confirmation despite serious questions.
The Washington Times reports:
Sen. Tom CoburnĀ of Oklahoma, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told colleagues he was stunned they were going ahead with the vote.He said heād had analysts research the record and they couldnāt find any instances where a nominee under active investigation had been confirmed.
āItās never been done before,ā he said.
Mr. CoburnĀ said if the review, which he said could take a few more months, clearedĀ Mr. MayorkasĀ then he should easily be confirmed.
The Oklahoma senator also said President Obama was being hypocritical by continuing to pushĀ Mr. Mayorkasās nomination, saying that when he was Sen. Obama he objected to moving ahead with one of President George W. Bushās nominees while that person was under investigation.