President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators disagree.

The Republican president has complained about what’s called the blue slip process for weeks and pushed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to abandon the practice. The veteran senator hasn’t budged.

On Aug. 25, Trump said he might sue, arguing that he can get only “weak” judges approved in states that have at least one Democratic senator.

“This is based on an old custom. It’s not based on a law. And I think it’s unconstitutional,” Trump told reporters. “And I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”

A look at the blue slip process and why Republic

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