Bondi Gets Right To Work Weaponizing DOJ
In a blizzard of some 14 memos, newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi set the Justice Department on a perilous new course. Among the most directives:
- investigate former Special Counsel Jack Smith;
- de-emphasize FARA enforcement; and
- serve President Trump as “his lawyers,” a devastating blow to DOJ independence and its prior historic role.
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
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As Pam carries out Dotard's instructions to weaponize the DoJ against his perceived enemies, I imagine employees of the dept. are, as the saying goes, on the horns of a dilemma.
One the one hand, they don't want to be associated with this level of overt destruction/corruption of the dept. Or the demands to come putting them at odds with ethics and the law. OTOH, they may feel compelled to stay, if they can, to prevent the DoJ from being infested by even more trump lackeys. Thereby trying to maintain some semblance of integrity at Main Justice.
If I were Hakeem Jefferies, assuming Dems take back the House in 2026, I would immediately move to impeach both Bondi and Emil Bove.