SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. Senator Patty Murray says she plans to block the confirmation of Pete Serrano, who was named interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington earlier this month .

Serrano was appointed to the position by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on August 6 and sworn in on August 11. He can serve for 120 days as he awaits official confirmation by the U.S. Senate, which may never happen if Senator Murray blocks his nomination process.

“Pete Serrano has tried to rewrite the history of the violent January 6th insurrection, thinks the Supreme Court overturning Roe and allowing states to pass criminal abortion bans was ‘the right decision,’ and has fought in court to unleash dangerous assault weapons on our streets," said Sen. Murray in a statement sent to KREM 2

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