Senator Schmitt Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Thomas Albus to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri

Albus Would Be Top Federal Law Enforcement Officer for the Eastern District of Missouri

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Thomas Albus to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. Albus previously worked as First Assistant during Senator Schmitt tenure as Attorney General of Missouri.

Watch Senator Schmitt's full floor speech HERE

If confirmed, Thomas Albus would be the top federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of Missouri, where the Senate already confirmed four district judges earlier this year. Throughout the year, Senator Schmitt has worked closely with President Trump and his administration to ensure that appointments to the Eastern District of Missouri were prioritized.

Read Senator Schmitt's speech, as prepared for delivery:

Mr. President, I rise today to wholeheartedly endorse the nomination of Tom Albus to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.

He is a part of the forthcoming nominations package that this body will be voting on later this week.

This nomination is special to me. You see, not only is the Eastern District of Missouri my lifelong home-but when I was Attorney General of Missouri, Tom was my First Assistant.

He is a proud alum of Georgetown, Mizzou Law, and Saint Louis University High School.

Tom is one of the finest prosecutors I have ever met.

For 17 years, Tom served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri-where he won numerous Special Achievement Awards and recognitions for his outstanding service.

Tom served as my First Assistant Attorney General of Missouri and as Circuit Judge for Missouri's 21^st Judicial Circuit.

In his distinguished legal career, Tom has appeared in nearly 900 federal criminal prosecutions and civil matters.

He has tried 15 cases to verdict and presided over dozens as a Judge.

But Tom shines just as bright outside of the courtroom.

He's as committed to St. Louis as anyone I've met.

A longtime leader at the Missouri Athletic Club… in our local parish, the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church… with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri… and as the mock trial coach at SLU High.

That's the heart of Tom Albus.

Tom is sharp, serious, and a lifelong proponent of law and order-a career law man.

As interim U.S. Attorney, Tom's already delivering results-going after violent crime and its root causes with everything he's got. Just in the last few weeks, under his watch:

He's indicted a former high school baseball coach on drug trafficking charges.

He's sentenced child sex traffickers to serious, long prison terms.

And he's taken down illegal immigrants tied to nationwide organized retail crime rings.

That's leadership. That's Tom.

He has trained for this job his entire career.

I have the utmost confidence in his abilities.

He is going to do a fantastic job as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.

I urge my colleagues to support his nomination.

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