Trump says Tillis refusing US attorney nomination 'disappointing' as deadline for left-wing court action looms

President Donald Trump said it was "disappointing" that Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said he will not support the president's nominee to serve as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Ed Martin. 

"It's disappointing because, you know, I know that he's very talented," Trump said from the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon while taking questions from the media during a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. ambassador to China, David Perdue. "Crime is down in Washington, D.C. Street crime, violent crime by 25%. And, that's, people have seen they've noticed a big difference." 

Tillis sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is overseeing the confirmation process of Martin. The nominee has served as interim U.S. attorney since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration but is facing a May 20 deadline to be confirmed. 

Martin met with Senate lawmakers Monday, and Tillis told rep...