{"id":2383848,"date":"2024-12-26T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-justice-to-delay-senate-swearing-in-to-finish-governors-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:31:52","slug":"jim-justice-to-delay-senate-swearing-in-to-finish-governors-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-justice-to-delay-senate-swearing-in-to-finish-governors-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Justice to delay Senate swearing-in to finish governor\u2019s term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-justice-to-delay-senate-swearing-in-to-finish-governors-term-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jim Justice, teh governor of West\u200d Virginia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senates-ex-sergeant-at-arms-is-now-lobbying-for-a-chinese-communist-military-firm\/\" title=\"U.S. Senate\u2019s Ex-Sergeant At Arms Is Now Lobbying For a Chinese Communist Military Firm\">newly elected senator<\/a>, has decided\u200c to postpone his swearing-in to the Senate by\u2063 ten days to complete his term\u2064 as governor. Justice will take over the \u2062Senate\u2062 seat vacated by retiring \u2064Senator Shelley Moore\u2063 Capito onc \u200bhis gubernatorial duties conclude. This decision\u200b allows him to fulfill his \u200bobligations as governor before transitioning to his \u2064new role in\u200c the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jim Justice to delay Senate swearing-in to finish governor&rsquo;s term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911851\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.-elect Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Justice\">Jim Justice<\/a> (R-WV) will hold off on being seated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> by 10 days until the end of his second term as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">governor<\/a> concludes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Justice, who will replace retiring Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3259366\/manchin-parting-gifts-trump-biden-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Manchin\">Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV), will delay his swearing-in from the start of the new Congress on Jan. 3 until Jan. 13, when Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey, a Republican and West Virginia attorney general, takes office. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My whole thinking behind all this is the continuity of government is essential during transitions,&rdquo; Justice announced Thursday during a press conference. &ldquo;Between Jan. 3 and when President Trump takes office, there&rsquo;ll be some things [that] happen, but there won&rsquo;t be anything happening, really, until when President Trump takes office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Jan. 20. Justice, a longtime ally of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-a-rico-case-and-it-involves-potentially-the-incoming-president-of-the-united-states-assuming-hes-installed-tom-fitton-on-hunter-bidens-criminal-c\/\" title=\"\u201cThis Is a RICO Case and It Involves Potentially the Incoming President of the United States, Assuming He\u2019s Installed\u201d \u2013 Tom Fitton on Hunter Biden\u2019s Criminal Case\">incoming president<\/a>, said he&rsquo;s in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-supreme-leader-moved-to-secure-location-following-israeli-strike-on-hezbollah-chief-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Iranian supreme leader moved to secure location following Israeli strike on Hezbollah chief - Washington Examiner\">constant contact&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with Trump on confirming his nominees and supporting his broader agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think that there&rsquo;s anything [in the Senate] that&rsquo;s going to rise to the to the level of what could happen here,&rdquo; Justice said from West Virginia, citing the desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">avoid temporary replacements<\/a> until Morrisey is sworn in. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think that West Virginia needs to have four governors in 10 days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen.-elect Jim Justice (R-WV) arrives to join other Republicans in choosing new leadership at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justice said he also offered advanced notice of his plans to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-SD).<\/p>\n<p>Capito said in a statement she &ldquo;very much respect[s]&rdquo; Justice&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans will have a 53-47 Senate majority when the new Congress convenes. While Justice&rsquo;s delay will occur during what is most often a hectic time for new lawmakers, his temporary absence is unlikely to affect any Senate business.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate is unlikely to take any major votes in the handful of working days before Justice is seated, and the upper chamber will be unable to confirm any of Trump&rsquo;s nominees until he takes office later that month.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is a reliable supporter of Trump&rsquo;s picks. He may miss portions of confirmation hearings that are expected to get underway in the first days of the 119th Congress, but he is not seated on committees that will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trumps-2024-cabinet-decisions-compare-to-his-first-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Trump\u2019s 2024 Cabinet decisions compare to his first presidency - Washington Examiner\">high-profile nominees<\/a> with contentious made-for-TV hearings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3240242\/fresh-faces-house-ready-roll-up-sleeves-119th-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>CAPITOL&rsquo;S NEW CROP: THE FRESH FACES OF THE HOUSE IN THE 119TH CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Justice has been appointed to four committees: Energy and Natural Resources; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Aging.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump knows, without any question, I&rsquo;m his biggest ally,&rdquo; Justice said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all there is to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1911851\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911851\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Justice postpones Senate swearing-in to complete governorship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2383850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jim-justice-delays-swearing-in.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47452,37113,47451,32076,47453],"class_list":["post-2383848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-governors-term","tag-jim-justice","tag-senate-swearing-in","tag-washington-examiner","tag-west-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jim-justice-delays-swearing-in.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383848"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383852,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383848\/revisions\/2383852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}