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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,635 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:05 PM Wednesday

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 hearing—a 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 viewer—Donald 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 answer—then lashed back with personal attacks.

https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/a-ridiculous-attorney-general

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A Ridiculous Attorney General (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
She's a complete *itch...and not in a smart way, if there is such a thing... wcmagumba Wednesday #1
Our very own Irma Grese Klarkashton Wednesday #2
She is not the Attorney General of the US... sheshe2 Wednesday #3
She did herself no favors today. blue neen Wednesday #4

blue neen

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4. She did herself no favors today.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:20 PM
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Nor the trump administration. It was quite a performance. Worthy of Bette Davis.

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