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.

Tillis's willingness to take the blame for blocking one of the president's nominees threatens to sour his standing in Trumpworld as he runs for reelection.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would appoint someone new to lead Washington’s prosecutorial team after Sen. Thom Tillis announced his opposition to Trump’s nominee.