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The spin at the NYT: "The firing of Ms. Bondi, 60, ends a turbulent 14-month tenure as attorney general in which she tried desperately to appease a boss who demanded unimpeded control of the Justice Department to pursue politically motivated investigations against targets of his choosing, even when prosecutors warned that there was no evidence to do so.... Yet Mr. Trump remained annoyed by Ms. Bondi’s inability to secure indictments of people he referred to as 'scum' during a speech in the department’s Great Hall about a year ago.... He has also complained about her shortcomings as a communicator and TV surrogate — a role he thought would suit her talents.... In mid-March, five Republicans on the House Oversight Committee blindsided their own leadership — and Ms. Bondi — by joining Democrats to vote to subpoena her to testify under oath behind closed doors about the Epstein case...."
The spin at The Daily Mail: "Trump's reasoning for the sudden dismissal comes in part because the President believes Bondi tipped off Eric Swalwell about the FBI's efforts to release investigative documents related to his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy."
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NYT(D) - LOL.
She was a poor choice from the beginning. It's what you get when your top criteria for selecting cabinet members include being a "hottie" (supposedly, in her case) and being a FOX staffer or favorite.
Ok so one more down. How many more to go? And who will replace her? Another Jew? Another Establishment hack like Barr? Another Senator, maybe Miss Lindsey?
Good God, Trump sure can pick them. He can't be this stupid. Maybe he's secretly a Bushie.
"Trump's reasoning for the sudden dismissal comes in part because the President believes Bondi tipped off Eric Swalwell about the FBI's efforts to release investigative documents related to his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy."
On Epstein’s island.
Read Althouse today...
"My law clerk is wasting time"
Make AI Great AGain!
- Trump, Haiku Master
RCOCEAN II: "Another Jew?" My God man. You really are an ignorant douche, aren't you?
Maybe instead of firing bondi he should fire Jared Kushner and his Chief of staff. I dont know who's advising him on all these awful personnel descisions. But they need to go. Trump's problem is he has a thing for people who are "Good on TV" and are Ivy League grads. Everyone else seems to be on thin ice.
This goes all the way back to General Millie Vanilli - who was picked because he went to Princeton.
Oh so you had to spam everything up with italics. Good grief. "Oh it was just a mistake". Right.
Yeah. It was just a mistake. I thought about correcting it, but then I thought...it's just RCOCEAN II. Screw it.
And then went back to playing with our dog. You know, something important.
Nothing the NYTimes prints is worth even taking the time to delete.
ALL these awful personnel decisions. Sod off dude, you are ridiculous.
stephen miller' hes a star of the top staff,
the daily mail is over their skies again
Failing New York Times? Been 10 years since that was said by the old senile guy. More of his Health Care in 2 WEEKS, checks from Doge, Tariffs, Health care, NO NEW WARS, America First, pay off debt(nearing 40 trillion)and now"we cant take care of CHILD CARE,MEDICARE, all these programs that are scams, only $$$ for WAR... c'mon man when will MAGAS realize the Con
Ric Grenell. (All the comments look smarter in italics.)
Even Dinky’s. I’m impressed.
trump=“It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare — all these individual things, they can do it on a state basis. You can’t do it on a federal,” Trump added. “We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country. But all these little things, all these little scams that have taken place — you have to let states take care of them, JUST WAR! NEOCON WAR MONGER priorities doesnt involve working for the people :(
no they don't, they look like the ravings of a mad man
in so far as we can ascertain, it seems that epstein's long standing saudi ties, going back to khashoggi and bcci seem to have been the stickler
now that we know how much fraud is in medicare and other programs, which lefties like dinky are fine with,
Isn't Blanche the one everyone blames?
Bondi is no Nancy Grace. Before spitting out the cornflakes, Grace was a damn good prosecutor in Atlanta and had administrative skills too. She was inspired by the senseless murder of her fiancee as a young woman. Bondi had a lot of baggage for dumb slip-ups in Florida.
Never been a fan.
I'll go with the Daily Mail. But why in the world would you help or tip off Congress Critter "Swallows and Fartswell"?
So the NYT gets in their customary dig that Trump Thee Tyrant wants only compliant sycophants competent enough to do his dastardly bidding ('dastardly' is the word you use when it's not a Democrat doing it), while the Daily Mail tries to ferment some unlikely palace intrigue. Why would Pam Bondi be disposed to help Eric Swalwell?
Meanwhile, the people who seem better qualified to know what they're seeing, like Bill Shipley, seem to think of Bondi as a pretty effective AG, getting a lot accomplished, the kind of things that aren't show-boaty, but effect constructive long-term and beneficial changes. Who to believe? You decide.
I think Trump's history is that he has a habit of changing people out when he thinks they're near their peak, instead of when they have lost their effectiveness, sometimes through no fault of their own. Kristy Noem comes to mind?
"Ok so one more down. How many more to go? And who will replace her? Another Jew?"
OMG!!! Not that!!! RCOCEAN II hardest hit.
“Let me be very clear. Florida AG Pam Bondi knew that her special prosecutor, Angela Corey, and her friend, Benjamin Crump, had manufactured an entirely false and fictitious witness against George Zimmerman.
Everyone, including AG Pam Bondi, was willing to put a transparently innocent man into prison; even to the extent of manufacturing a witness; in order to achieve a racially equitable political outcome that would assist their careers.”
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/11/21/president-trump-nominates-pam-bondi-for-u-s-attorney-general-the-deep-swamp-smiles/
Bondi was an effective AG and lightning rod. Phase two.
I am well aware of that episode, but she was relatively new to the Crump ambulance chase (now he's going after social media companies,)
the trick is having someone that the possums can confirm,
we saw what they did to matt whitaker, (now NATO envoy)
All that sycophancy and this is what she gets? That’s gotta hurt. What will be her next appointment -- co-head of the Shield of the Americas?
Does it make any difference that Markwayne Mullin has replaced Kristi Noem? Are Trump cabinet changes anything more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
To paraphrase Melville: A soulless RCocean washes over the verdant blog leaving antisemitic shit stains on its shoreline; the commentariat carefully steps over the floating turds that spew from RC's despicable maw and soldiers on shouting ESAD RC, ESAD!
its illuminating how the Dems don't care about murder, rape or robbery, which has been remarkedly reduced in the last two years,
only thought crime is their concern,
we know in the last term, that Garland was mostly gaga, and 'cop killer' Clarke and Lisa Monaco were ruling the roost
this TinyElvis®
and all his smoke and mirrors
there is no there there
again the incapacity of the Senators to confirm Halligan Habba Essayli or Sarcone, set back accountability,
you diet on politico and financial times, and your excretions will be fetid,
worthless back-stabber
ding dong dakota dimwit
this John Thune must go
hes got almost the same tan as Orange Crush Boehner,
RCOcean said: “Another Jew?”
I read that and I just cringed. I’m embarrassed for you.
she was doing exactly what she was tasked to do- scare the bejeezus out of the long list of prominent lefties that know they are guilty of real crimes, then make sure none of them see justice. So for that she’s fired. New one will be same as the old one…
@jaydub: To paraphrase Melville: A soulless RCocean washes over the verdant blog leaving antisemitic shit stains on its shoreline; the commentariat carefully steps over the floating turds that spew from RC's despicable maw and soldiers on shouting ESAD RC, ESAD!
Bears repeating.
"...she tried desperately to appease a boss who demanded unimpeded control of the Justice Department to pursue politically motivated investigations against targets of his choosing, even when prosecutors warned that there was no evidence to do so..."
Right! There's NO evidence of Democrat wrongdoing. NONE!
Good thing the Democrats ( and their deep state team-mates) don't pursue political opponents despite lack of evidence.
If there’s no incentive to stop committing crimes we will get more crimes…
One thing I learned in 15 years of business consulting: When managers fail to fire underperforming subordinates, they become the problem.
Give Trump credit for firing his underperformers.
It has been obvious for a while that RCO is seriously disturbed by his Jew hatred. He is pitiful and should be ignored.
I don't know what to think, I better watch the sTrumpettes on Fox News to form an opinion right quick!
Oh, to help with those unclosed italics, try this one simple trick.
For an OS machine, Settings > Keyboard > Text Input > Text Replacements, scroll to bottom and select +
Then specify a string to be replaced — I chose .. i and the replacement string < i > < /i >. (Spaces added on the inside of the carats, and before the "i" in the replace string.
And for embedding links in text, .. hr becomes < ahref="url" >display text< /a >
Nerd out.
Bondi was a bad choice because of her history but she served her purpose. (Suzi Wiles much diminished in power) Well hired, well fired. Now what’s the story with her husband. Any takers, Daily Mail?
Bondi was to appear before committee under oath in 2 weeks, coincidental huh that she is no longer attorney General. No one wants her under oath on the MAGA team. Probably the most crooked sycophant working for trump out of all of them.Next up watch the Repubs say" no sense having her come anymore and push it under table.. watch..
"Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job..."
But she just wasn’t Trumpy enough. She didn’t lawfare deep enough. She just couldn’t taste the Big Mac up Trump’s ass.
She should've never been appointed in the first place.
Not one arrest for Russia-gate. Or the shenanigans in the 2020 election.
Bondi had a lot of baggage for dumb slip-ups in Florida.
The way she shit the bed on the Trayvon Martin case should've disqualified her from the start.
When Trump hosted "The Apprentice" TV show, he would say "You're fired" once a week. That was his harmless schtick before TDS took over 10 years ago. He's now getting back into the same old routine.
Firing Blondie wasn't a shock, as some weird Deep State stuff has been happening on her watch. Following the atrocious and inexplicable Epstein hearings scream fest, I suspect she wasn't noticing 100 knives pointing at her from inside the agency. Blind. Tin ear.
The Trump admin shows how important it is to have the right person in the right job. Conditions change and people can age out. If you want a running game instead of passing you may need to change the roster. It’s no insult just an acknowledgement that the player matters and times change. Trump is a great manager and he knows that you don’t let these things sit around and rot. He did not make a mistake hiring her, and he did not make a mistake replacing her.
I did not know she was a Jew rcocean. Does that mean I am supposed to hate her?
This is what I wrote:
"Ok so one more down. How many more to go? And who will replace her? Another Jew? Another Establishment hack like Barr? Another Senator, maybe Miss Lindsey?"
Reading comprehension classes are available on line.
RCOcean said: “Another Jew?”
That he thinks it is one thing. That he feels compelled to say it is the real head scratcher.
Isn’t this the chick who boasted she had the Epstein perp list sitting in her desk (along with thousands of kiddie videos) and she would be releasing it, like, tomorrow? I’ve never witnessed a dopier act of political self-immolation. Trump picks the best people.
Trump has hired many lawyers over the years and he must be very difficult to work for.
I thought Bondi did just fine as AG.
Max is very twitchy
Everytime one tries for accountabilty the possums block it
You would think after how epstein has blown up in the progs face they would stop touting that
There’s a word for people who count Jews.
Bring on Harmeet Dhillon. She'll do great.
Trump has come a long way since The Apprentice.
Shes very busy where she is
Next AG: Ken Paxton. He;s the kind of a-hole we need as AG.
Yes, he has a ton of baggage, some of it possibly real.
Nevertheless, if he is appointed, the GOPe senators will not have to worry about getting along with him when he is elected to the Senate, and their buddy Cornyn becomes a shoo-in for the GOP nomination in May and re-election in Nov.
A two-fer.
even when prosecutors warned that there was no evidence to do so
That has not been the standard in Washington for quite some time.
The community resource service colluded with crump to create the trayvon narrative
The current standard in Washington isn't a conviction, because even airtight convictions get light sentences if you're from the right party (see: Clinesmith, Kevin). It's that the process itself is the punishment.
According to my sources, Trump canned Bondi because killed her cat with a rake after it embarrassed her, running wild and ruining a mouse hunt with some swells she wanted to impress.
It is very clear that given the opportunity, the left intends to burn down everything Trump built, and anyone who helped.
They did it under Biden, and they will continue. At this point, Trump should appoint an AG who doesn't give a shit, who will attack 24/7.
I want to see democrats suffer huge legal bills, public humiliation, and the power of the federal government.
Trump has been far too nice to those A holes. Time to start hurting those criminals. Bondi was a sad joke, and Trump needs someone with the ability to enjoy burning and destroying the left.
Aa pointed out, those who went after the malefactora were betrayed by the possums
I don’t have any real issue with Bondi. Her initial rollout of the Epstein files by giving binders to social media influencers was embarrassing, but that’s really it. I’d like to see more arrests of the people who have been weaponizing government agencies, but I know it takes time to build a case. It is too soon to lose all faith in her over that.
Maybe we’ll learn more over the next couple days.
The problem with Bondi is that she repeatedly said that she had a list of all of Epstein's child sex clients just sitting on her desk, and that she would release the names, because the Trump administration was all about transparency. She didn't have a choice about this, since Trump relentlessly campaigned on the issue of transparency and releasing all of the Epstein perpetrators of child sex rape. Yet when push came to shove, all of the names and the list just somehow vanished into thin air, "like a fart in the wind," and she and Trump said the list didn't even exist. What total BS. At that point, any trust in Trump and Bondi evaporated.
RCO “AnotherJew?”
You are a disgusting, reprehensible idiot.
Althouse , any chance of banning RCO?
Bondi got fired because she couldn't shut down the new that Trump raped a teenager.
https://media.mstdn.social/cache/media_attachments/files/116/309/354/461/987/419/original/520867dc7a28febb.jpg
The garbage files
Bondi was not terrible as AG. She just was not sharp enough.
She got some things done, but not nearly enough. Time to upgrade. This administration moves fast and some can't keep up with the pace.
‘fly, you are an inbred spreader of disinformation and spurious lies.
"The word is out..."
You mean A word is out. You have no interest in THE word.
Great suggestion at 4:54pm, Joe Bar. Harmeet Dillon would be a good pick.
First time we’ve ever had a president’s former criminal defense lawyer as Attorney General. Trump finding new ways to make history every day.
Little Excursion™️ said...First time we’ve ever had a president’s former criminal defense lawyer as Attorney General
I don’t know if that’s true or not because I can’t imagine caring enough to look it up. Everything is a some kind of first if you look close enough.
You removed the wrong comments, dimwit.
Since everyone is speculating about Bondi stepping aside I will gladly offer my EXPERT opinion - Trump is taking the gloves off. He needs a war time consiglieri. Bondi apparently didn't have the stomach to indict Obama and others, who were involved in obstructing Trump's 1st term. Tulsi brought the evidence months ago and nothing happened. If they can do it to Trump, then to settle matters, it's Obama's turn. Bondi you're out. Sorry Pam.
First time we’ve ever had a president’s former criminal defense lawyer as Attorney General
The president's brother, however--all good.
> any chance of banning RCO?
While you're at it, how about gadfly? Some of the stuff s/h/it posts is borderline libelous, and it's often unclear which side of the border it's on.
If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
We loved her so so much yesterday, now she's a trashy infidel.
What took so fucking long.
Howard said...
She was easily the most incompetent member of an administration that also had kristi noem and kash patel in it.
Can she be replaced by Pinochet please.
If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
Unless you're Kristi Noem.
Iman said...
‘fly, you are an inbred spreader of disinformation and spurious lies.
According to the Times of Israel:
Investigation finds that FBI interviews with a woman who alleged Trump sexually and physically assaulted her as a minor were missing from the Epstein database, in violation of the law.
The United States Department of Justice withheld and prevented the release of several documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files that contained allegations of sexual assault of a minor by US President Donald Trump, according to an investigation carried out by US media outlet NPR.
The probe, which was subsequently backed up by an independent CNN review, found that among the withheld files were several interviews with a woman who alleged that Trump had sexually assaulted her decades earlier when she was a minor.
The decision to withhold the documents appears to violate the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated that all documents relating to convicted sex offender Epstein be made public by December 19. In reality, millions were released only weeks later.
The three missing interviews are among more than 50 pages of FBI witness interviews that have been withheld from the public despite appearing to have been catalogued by the DOJ, the NPR probe found. The accompanying notes from the conversations are missing as well.
The same woman also accused Epstein of repeatedly assaulting her, starting when she was 13 years old. Unlike the documents concerning her allegations against Trump, the FBI interview in which she accuses Epstein of sexual assault was among the millions of documents released to the public.
“[Redacted] stated Epstein introduced her to Trump who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit,” the text reads. “In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out.”
The presentation places the alleged assault as having taken place sometime between 1983 and 1985, when the victim was 13-15 years old.
Inman apparently cannot read.
I think Pam did a great job with the exception of the Epstein Files which, to the dismay of many here, are NOT the most important thing in the universe.
Also, I think it is time for RCO to GO GO GO. Ban him, Althouse. If he were writing (n-word, n-word, n-word) day after day, he would be gone in a Meade minute.
That’s the nicest firing Donald Trump has given anyone, ever. Of course, Pam Bondi has had access to ALL the Epstein file. I am wondering who he is getting to hire her.
Of course, Pam Bondi has had access to ALL the Epstein file.
So did the Biden Administration, dumbass. Why didn't we hear anything then?
"So did the Biden Administration, dumbass."
It's (D)ifferent when (D)emocrats do it.
Yeah an inveterate liat whose claims were cbf worthy
Marcus Bressler said...
I think Pam did a great job with the exception of the Epstein Files which, to the dismay of many here, are NOT the most important thing in the universe.
How can you say this?
How many traitors are in jail? Why was she tipping off Eric Swalwell?
Washington DC has at least 6 digits of people working in our government that belong in jail. They have been stealing billions of dollars for over a decade. How many people are in jail?
It looks to me like she belongs in jail at this point. She is clearly part of the same thieving leviathan. Given how she helped swalwell evade prosecution I doubt we would have t look far to find friends and family of hers that are stealing from taxpayers.
Never understood the Bondi pick, or the Noem pick. Neither seems particularly popular amongst MAGAs, or MEGAs, or flyover country Wisconsin regular folks.
So would you have picked who is confirmable by the possums
Foghorn gowdy (hes a waste of hot air)
Pam Bondi was responsible for the prosecution of George Zimmerman.
"It is very clear that given the opportunity, the left intends to burn down everything Trump built, and anyone who helped."
Trump hasn't built anything; his entire history (in office) is one of destruction.
Cook - LOL. Your corrupt party let in millions of illegals and defunded the police. Your corrupt party steals our tax dollars for their own power structures. Your corrupt party wont stand up for the murder of Irena or a young black kid with cancer.
F your party.
Let me be Althousian for a moment.
Perhaps the result was mutual. There is no mention of firing. Just that she is leaving.
Trump started the war in Iran to distract voters from the Epstein files. Now, he's firing the Attorney General who released the Epstein files to distract voters from the war in Iran.
Little Excursion™️ said...
"Trump started the war in Iran to distract voters from the Epstein files."
No he didn't.
Twenty-four SCOTUS wins looks pretty good and, I suspect, unprecedented. The Epstein Files are about Democrats, not Trump. Numerous prosecutions for fraud and human trafficking. Attack dog loyalty to Trump in Congressional testimony. The Swalwell allegation is unproven. Trump won’t do better. Noem was always a lightweight. Bondi and Gabbard are not.
Original Mike: I'm not a fan of Nancy Grace either, but she once helped clean up The Atlanta-Forsyth Prosecutor's office, which could drag in a repeat child sex offender in with the body of his latest 8-year old victim filled with his sperm and actually convince the jury that the child didn't "seduce" him, and then she would convict him, which, believe me, was impossible into the '90s.
You have no idea how low the bar was for molesters and rapists.
Yes, she became media catnip. But she's a tough woman, a good politician despite baggage, and that is a political job.
Meanwhile, Bondi followed Charlie Crist in his weirdo transition to being a coastal criminal-lovin' shitbag in Florida after being a great advocate for victims for many years.
Looks good for 60 - she'll be ok.
ditto what hombre said. My comment was based on all the successful prosecutions that are not in the MSM spotlight. And not named "Epstein". You can cry all you want about putting people in jail but the few efforts she has made have been stymied by leftist judges.
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