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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,489 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:14 PM Jul 2025

Knives come out for Pam Bondi

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

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Knives come out for Pam Bondi (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 OP
she is a worthless POS..... democratsruletheday Jul 2025 #1
Are there rumors of health problems? EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #3
Health problems, mercuryblues Jul 2025 #7
Gotcha EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #8
She knows more than most... lame54 Jul 2025 #2
At the very least, when F45 is gone, Bondi and the other needs to be detained in one of their in2herbs Jul 2025 #4
She Save Herself Coolgoober Jul 2025 #5
She has the periwinkle blue eyes of the truly stupid. from Flashman Ping Tung Jul 2025 #6

democratsruletheday

(1,922 posts)
1. she is a worthless POS.....
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:21 PM
Jul 2025

and will ''resign'' due to health reasons by fall. Her shit heel orange boss will then throw her under the bus

mercuryblues

(16,515 posts)
7. Health problems,
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:13 PM
Jul 2025

Spending more time with the family are euphanisms for if I quit now- maybe they'll forget about me.

EYESORE 9001

(29,889 posts)
8. Gotcha
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:36 PM
Jul 2025

I considered that may have been the meaning, but nowadays it seems harder to keep up with everything all at once.

in2herbs

(4,540 posts)
4. At the very least, when F45 is gone, Bondi and the other needs to be detained in one of their
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:28 PM
Jul 2025

detention camps until it's decided whether they're entitled to Due Process.

Coolgoober

(398 posts)
5. She Save Herself
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:34 PM
Jul 2025

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.

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