A Ridiculous Attorney General
In her appearance Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Pam Bondi delivered a display of puerile arrogance so complete it amounted to contempt for the rule of law.
This was, recall, an oversight hearinga core constitutional responsibility of Congress to hold the Executive Branch accountable and of the DOJ to provide full and candid answers not just to the Senators but to the American people. I have prepared Department officials for such hearings, and without fail they approach them with utter seriousness and a sense of public responsibility. Bondi, by contrast, approached it as an affront and an opportunity to disparage Democrats in high Trumpian style.
Bondi came armed with smirks, rehearsed when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife barbs, and the smug conviction that defiance is strength and contempt is law. She mocked the Senators, dodged questions, and affected outrage at having to field inquiries from such lesser officials. What should have been a serious inquiry into DOJ conduct became a made-for-TV rage staged to impress one viewerDonald Trump.
From the opening gavel, Bondi refused to engage with the premise of oversight. She treated every question as a political game and every senator as an adversary. When asked about clear instances of Department interference in ongoing prosecutions, she declined to answerthen lashed back with personal attacks.
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/a-ridiculous-attorney-general

wcmagumba
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Klarkashton
(4,287 posts)Isn't that special.
sheshe2
(94,270 posts)She is in fact The Personal Attorney of djt.
blue neen
(12,460 posts)Nor the trump administration. It was quite a performance. Worthy of Bette Davis.