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While not President Donald Trump's first choice to lead his Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi nevertheless spent the first few months of her tenure establishing herself as a MAGA true believer. Even so, Bondi's short time atop the DOJ has been marred by scandal and controversy. As lingering questions about the relationship between the president and deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein threaten to swamp this administration, the attorney general now finds herself in omnidirectional crosshairs, with Democrats and Republicans alike calling for accountability and consequences.
Headed toward a 'rough September'
Bondi is "stuck between a rock and a hard place" as she struggles to "satisfy MAGA's thirst" for Epstein investigation details "without implicating her boss in the scandal," said The Daily Beast. As such, the AG has become the "poster child for MAGA anger" for failing thus far to provide new revelations into the case. Bondi was already being "criticized" in various conservative corners in March for releasing Epstein-related documents to a small group of right-wing influencers and operatives in what critics dismissed as a "rehash of old news," Slate said.
Bondi is now in the "eye of a storm" that is "siphoning oxygen from Trump's policy priorities" and for which the "endgame remains a blur," Politico said. The furor doesn't appear to be dying down anytime soon, either. If the situation hasn't resolved by the time Congress is back in session, Bondi is "in for a rough September at the very least," one GOP lawmaker told the outlet. Despite support from both the White House and Justice Department officials, the swirling scandal has placed Bondi at the "mercy of forces beyond her control."
By playing a "short-term political game at longer-term cost," Bondi now "shares responsibility" for "stoking" the ongoing scandal and "failing to deliver" on her initial promise of Epstein transparency, said former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer on Substack. Bondi has shown "no compunctions" about mixing her official portfolio with "political theater," said columnist Jason Willick at The Washington Post. While an attorney general with "independent judgment and gravitas" can "frustrate" presidents, they are also "less likely to personally torque up voters over fantasy documents because it's politically convenient."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/knives-come-pam-bondi-192918599.html
democratsruletheday
(1,922 posts)and will ''resign'' due to health reasons by fall. Her shit heel orange boss will then throw her under the bus
EYESORE 9001
(29,889 posts)That would be news to me.
mercuryblues
(16,515 posts)Spending more time with the family are euphanisms for if I quit now- maybe they'll forget about me.
EYESORE 9001
(29,889 posts)I considered that may have been the meaning, but nowadays it seems harder to keep up with everything all at once.
lame54
(40,108 posts)But still holds the line for the pedophile/rapist
in2herbs
(4,540 posts)detention camps until it's decided whether they're entitled to Due Process.
Coolgoober
(398 posts)She should release the files and let trump go down in flames. She'll lose her job, but hopefully so will trump. She will be hated and loved and will live in infamy. She will make millions doing the circuit and writing books. And she will sell movie rights.
And yes, she will need some serious security 24/7.
Ping Tung
(4,370 posts)
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