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LetMyPeopleVote

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16. Judge slams Bondi and Blanche for responding to him with "a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:17 PM

4 hrs ago

This judge is pissed at Bondi, Blanche and Halligan

Judge David Novak, a Trump appointee, slams Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche for responding to him with "a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show" than the DOJ.
— Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) 2026-01-20T18:42:06.529Z

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