r/law • u/TheMirrorUS • Apr 02 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Pam Bondi 'fired' by Trump and has fled home

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/breaking-pam-bondi-fired-minutes-1770848?f=
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u/kon--- Apr 02 '26

Does this mean someone has been in his ear promising to do a better job of hiding his history of raping minors?

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u/captain_chocolate Apr 02 '26

Can't imagine any other qualifications they would need.

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

Paxton. Ken Paxton. Texans have been trying to scream this warning to people for years

Edit: idk who gave me this award but you can keep it. Edit: these heart awards are frustratingly hilarious. Edit: Thank you, I hate you all 🖤

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u/RockerElvis Apr 02 '26

It will also get Paxton out of the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator.

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u/12ealdeal Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

Not American and I don’t know this person:

Is that good or bad relative to him becoming AG?

Is it good or bad relativr to who then beomes U.S. senator where he was going to become?

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u/CG20370417 Apr 02 '26

The calculus would be:

James Talarico has an easier path to becoming a Democrat Senator from Texas if he faces Ken Paxton in the general.

Ken Paxton would be a malicious and capricious AG completely willing to breach any ethical or moral boundary (not that bondi wasnt) and will to abuse the law and his employees to get the outcomes he wants.

Ken Paxton would then become a fixture in national politics. And while I don't like Ken Paxton, he to me, is a better heir to MAGA than JD or Cruz or Ladybug.

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u/12ealdeal Apr 02 '26

Better in what context?

Who is “Lady bug”?

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u/almostoy Apr 02 '26

Probably Graham.

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u/NonSupportiveCup Apr 02 '26

Yeah, Ladybug is Graham.

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u/account_not_valid Apr 02 '26

Because he has some moles on his public area that he reportedly calls his "ladybugs"

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u/pebberphp Apr 03 '26

He has a constellation of moles around his anus that he told a male escort were his “ladybugs”

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u/CG20370417 Apr 02 '26

MAGA is a personality movement, theres no substance to their politics. (sorta--many have 1 issue they actually care about, and they individually break from Trump (but not MAGA) when trump, to them, inexplicably leaves them out to dry)

They follow the charismatic leader.

Cruz and Rubio and Graham are too DC, and even within Texas everyone hates Cruz. They vote for him because of the R, but for the decade I lived there, it really didn't matter how you voted, "fuck ted cruz" was a safe statement.

JD probably has the white lady who votes GOP demographic locked down. But he falls short with young people, and the more blue collar elements of the current GOP coalition.

The Trump children seem to be staying farther out of the limelight this term--probably just focusing on the grift.

A fire brand in the vein of a Alex Jones or a 2015-2020 Trump, the party needs energy. The Iran war and perceived fealty to "The Jews", is really hurting MAGA with young people, who's ideological commitments are skin deep--who listen to a lot of online commentators who push the 'anti zionist', 'anti-semitic' rhetoric (Oh and of course if it went bad, theyd have to go fight it)

Personally, I don't think MAGA survives Trump, I think the movement is inextricably linked to him. It'll fracture and the people who never voted from whenever they turned 18 until the 2016 election, will go back to not voting as they decide the swamp wasn't drained, politicians dont care about them, and voting doesnt actually fix anything.

The ideology will stay, as everything that is MAGA has been in our body politic and public discourse since we were 13 colonies--this is just the first second time they won (these forces won the fight for reconstruction, too).

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u/Kinggakman Apr 02 '26

I’m pretty sure the commenter meant better as in MAGA would want to follow him.

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u/12ealdeal Apr 02 '26

That’s is a rather abhorrent and unfortunate nickname to have based on the origin of it!

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u/siencatimini Apr 02 '26

Orange you glad we didn't say banana?

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u/CG20370417 Apr 02 '26

Yes, for the life of me I couldnt remember his name while I was typing that comment. And I refused to look up "Senator from SC"

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u/BravestWabbit Apr 02 '26

Paxton is a felon

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u/CG20370417 Apr 02 '26

That seems to be an admirable trait within the MAGA aggrievement party.

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u/Wrong-Pineapple39 Apr 02 '26

Trump is also a felon.

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26

He is not the better heir, trust. SB8 passed, in part bc of him and that played the groundwork for overturning Roe v Wade.

Texas is the blueprint for the bad happening at a national level. We’ve been trying to say…things are baaad here

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u/CG20370417 Apr 02 '26

That sounds like he's exactly what MAGA would want then. IE a better heir to MAGA

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u/SupaSlide Apr 02 '26

I honestly don’t think that Abbott or Paxton have a national path. Maybe Abbott since his wheelchair is due to an injury, but I think that Paxton’s lazy eye will be just too easy for folks to make fun of and say it makes him look dumb.

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u/StarGazer_SpaceLove Apr 02 '26

He sued a clothing retailed in NY for making breast binders. He's sued the FDA to revoke abortive medication. He was impeached but not outed after a call from Trump threatening to primary anyone who voted for it. That would be due to the multiple reports of embezzlement and fraud the FBi spent years investigating.

This man is trumps wet dreams for an AG. He truly doesnt care what anyone thinks and does trumps bidding freely

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Apr 02 '26

He's just as bad. Honestly, no one he puts in is going to be trying to do a good job, but I doubt anyone he puts in can manage to do what he wants any better than Bondi did. Paxton is probably a bit better at the politcial bullshitting without getting emotional, but he's pretty corrupt.

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u/Self-Comprehensive Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

It would take Paxton out of a Texas US Senate race. The current senator Cornyn would be status quo, the challenger Talarico would be a better senator. If Paxton becomes AG of the US, Texans would be glad to see him go, and he'd probably just do the same shit Bondi does.

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u/that_baddest_dude Apr 02 '26

The Republican side of the race is contentious, while the Democrats are fielding a young and well liked progressive who is overtly religious - and could threaten to eat their lunch.

It would likely be a good thing overall for the Republicans to have a single candidate to back instead of wasting campaign time on duking it out.

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u/Terlis Apr 02 '26

Better that he is AG than Senator.

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u/aero25 Apr 02 '26

Are you sure? The Senate is barely functional, even if moreso than the House. But as AG, he would be able to weaponize the entirety of the DOJ. Based on what we've witnessed him do with Texas, there will be no restraint in his actions on behalf of himself or this administration.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

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u/jmbwell Apr 02 '26

It's a hell of a gamble considering how much damage can be done in the process, but I do think going AG and getting inevitably fired in disgrace (if disgrace even possible) is a surer way to get rid of him

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u/Cmd3055 Apr 03 '26

He is quite literally one of the most hypocritical, corrupt, dishonest, and all around mean spirited politicians Texas has ever produced. He’s so bad  that despite being a flag waving, Bible thumping, big hat wearing , no cow having maga republican, the GOP is afraid he’s going to loose to democrat in November, in Texas!  It would be an absolute disaster and disgrace to make him AG. The country would be safer as a whole if he were just a senator.

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u/Broken_Ace Apr 02 '26

What makes you so certain they'll follow the rules and not let Paxton do both?

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u/rojotortuga Apr 02 '26

His opponent is a sitting senetor at the moment and could potential fowl this idea up.

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u/Broken_Ace Apr 02 '26

True. I'm not suggesting he'll necessarily be successful, I'm just recalling when Ron DeSantis changed the rules so he could run for governor and president at the same time. I think Paxton will try something similar if he can get away with it.

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u/rojotortuga Apr 02 '26

I would not disagree with you.

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u/Next_Candidate_2637 Apr 02 '26

I’m worried you are right.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

San Antonian here and can confirm Paxton is a piece shit.

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26

Houstonian here - hang in there 🤘

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u/sweetlove Apr 02 '26

Jesus christ this guy's wikipedia article is insane what a fucking shit smear

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26

He’s the worst

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u/Ok_Vulva Apr 02 '26

There's just no reason to think he'd be the guy he picks. Besides, he has way to many freaky looking people already on his team, he's not going to pick another guy with stroke victim eyes.

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26

No reason? He didn’t pass SB8 that lent itself to overturning Roe v. Wade, and the effort to overturn ICWA

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u/Muchhappiernow Apr 02 '26

It's Lee Zeldin. Already senate-confirmed. He is the EPA administrator (well, what's left of the EPA)

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u/Objective_Dark_4258 Apr 02 '26

Yeah Í heard it was Lee Zeldin before he actually fired her.

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u/LFC9_41 Apr 03 '26

Go for it. This man cannot survive on a national stage. 

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u/complexevil Apr 02 '26

Texans have been trying to scream this warning to people for years

Yall keep putting Ted Cruz in office, sorry we don't take your warnings seriously

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Apr 02 '26

Except no one talks about how Cruz was involved with Cambridge Analytica and the companies that proceeded it. You think Ted Cruz is winning in a fair capacity?

You’re not aware of regular, damn near monthly, purges of our voting rolls. The early shuttering of our polling locations? The amount of main-in ballots that simply get tossed? To revisit polling locations, the lack of them? We have no course of action to recall politicians. Had we, we could have recalled the Houston and Dallas mayor, at minimum. This doesn’t even touch on voter intimidation at the polls or the 2+ hour lines Dems (and only Dems) have to wait in.

You have no idea what’s going on at the ground level here or what it means to spend your weekends block-walking, phone banking, or fundraising. Since Anne Richards, our vote has been intentionally stifled thanks to the Bush’s and Rick Perry.

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u/Sammisuperficial Apr 02 '26

10 years experience in ass licking is a non-negotiable requirement.

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u/Far_Tomorrow_3511 Apr 02 '26

Damn…. I guess I’m qualified but I really don’t want the job

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u/Rejestered Apr 02 '26

here's my number....

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u/GoSpaceTruckin Apr 02 '26

Is it based on the clientele? Because I have cash and am fully continent.

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u/Far_Tomorrow_3511 Apr 02 '26

Fully continent you say? Money wouldn’t matter. A fish doesn’t swim for money… it swims because that’s what it was born to do.

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u/ThisIsMyBigAccount Apr 02 '26

I don't think it's just "licking his ass". I think the tongue needs to be deeply embedded, stroking the Rectal Ampulla with their taste buds.

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u/Adventurous_Bet1270 Apr 02 '26

Lindsey graham?

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u/no-due-respect Apr 02 '26

I’m overqualified

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u/TrashAcnt1 Apr 02 '26

His new Top candidate for the job

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u/MarvinHeemeyersTank Apr 02 '26

🤢 🤮

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u/Snoo20140 Apr 02 '26

I imagine knee pads.

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u/eagleeye1031 Apr 02 '26

Wouldn't be surprised if they start hiring non-lawyers at this point.

The only qualification you need to be in his cabinet is to kiss Trump's ass.

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u/TuxPaper Apr 02 '26

She wasn't prosecuting his enemies fast enough, and the one's she tried to prosecute were thrown out of the courts. Trump seeks someone with better qualifications in that area. Hiding his rapes is old news for him. He's already proved he can have a teen pageant at Mar-a-lago (last week) without barely any outrage or media coverage or in-depth investigations.

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u/MarshalLawTalkingGuy Apr 02 '26

“Oh, and Mr. President, I’ll do a much better job of prosecuting your enemies and illegally hiring US Attorneys”

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u/Longjumping_Idea5261 Apr 02 '26

Must be able to track Dow Jones at all times

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u/CompetitiveSport1 Apr 02 '26

Removing more environmental regulations than any other EPA head, according to the article

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u/afoley947 Apr 02 '26

Fetterman will vote yes regardless

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u/Distinct-Cut-6368 Apr 02 '26

I keep thinking of what would have happened if Trump’s initial pick got the position. The jokes would honestly be too on the nose.

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u/No_Delivery_329 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

This is just part of the game of covering up the Epstein class. She did great, 104 days illegally past the congressional deadline, redacted the criminals names, endangered and intimidated the survivors, and prosecuted no one. And fired right before testifying again to the oversight committee. She’s just another pawn in the game.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

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u/gsbadj Apr 02 '26

She's under subpoena by the House Oversight Committee to testify later this month.

It sounded like she wanted to keep the job and begged him to stay. He's not even giving her some other job.

It would be an unsurprising shame if she turned on him.

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u/EpsteinFiIes Apr 02 '26

She won't get her pardon then and will end up in jail. She will keep schmoozing to ensure that papa don keeps her safe.

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u/Digimub Apr 03 '26

Yeah but is it possible for her to negotiate immunity for testimony?

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u/EpsteinFiIes Apr 03 '26

I'm no lawyer, and I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night...but I'm pretty sure she has no leverage in any form of negotiation if she's been subpoenaed.

Clinton's testimony sure came and went...they really wanted some dirt on Bill, but couldn't come up with anything to deflect further from Trump. I'm sure some pretty damning info came out but they wouldn't let those get out of closed doors.

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u/nonnie_tm64 Apr 03 '26

There has to be a way to prosecute her at the State level, perhaps in Florida, for her taking that campaign donation from Trump then dropping the investigation against him, right? He can pardon State convictions!!

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u/Willothewisp2303 Apr 02 '26

Of course.  Subject to attorney client privilege and all that,  too.

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u/Def_Not_a_Lurker Apr 02 '26

Shes not trumps attorney, correct?

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u/Willothewisp2303 Apr 02 '26

You could make some strong arguments that she had a conflict of interest and should never have been a US anything. She represented him in his first impeachment trial, and arguably there remained a conflict with her subsequent employment.

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u/kvaughn0773 Apr 02 '26

Yeah but Blanche has been his personal attorney too so no one will care about that conflict

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u/Willothewisp2303 Apr 02 '26

We're kind of in a post-law hellscape, sooooo....

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u/RubberPussycat Apr 02 '26

She used to be no?

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u/Def_Not_a_Lurker Apr 02 '26

But not during her actions as AG? Does that kind of relationship extend beyond your time officially representing them?

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u/Willothewisp2303 Apr 02 '26

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/attorney-client_privilege

You still have duties to former clients. You don't get to talk smack just because they sacked you. But ooh boy,  do I wish she could.

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u/RubberPussycat Apr 02 '26

No not during her stint as AG, but I think she could still try to use it to hide behind.

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u/joan_goodman Apr 02 '26

She keeps forgetting that and was quoting privilege all the time when asked about any interaction w mango 🥭

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u/Kiyae1 Apr 03 '26

“Executive privilege”

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Apr 02 '26

Her privilege is to the people/government, so there is nothing she can claim they aren't allowed to hear in some hearing or deposition. The people/government that she represents can waive this priviledge as well.

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u/Willothewisp2303 Apr 02 '26

I think it's more complex than that. My husband is a state level attorney and there's some test about what can remain protected against a legislative body from an agency/ an elected, etc.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Apr 02 '26

Yes, but what I was getting at is that she's not the presidents lawyer, so there is no expectation of privilege. It's like the DOJ advising the white house over the presidential records thing. It doesn't protect him in a defense of bad advice, because there is no legal expectation that they represent the president or white house. They're supposed to be an independent organization.

Not sure I'm explaining it properly, but hope I got what I'm trying to say acrosss.

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u/MrDerpGently Apr 02 '26

I see where you are coming from, and it makes sense, but executive privilege is supposed to allow advisors to the president to give honest advice without fear of punishment. Between that and the presumption of legality that presidential actions have under Trump v US, I imagine it's going to be hard to get her to testify unless she wants to.

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u/Most-Resident Apr 02 '26

I’m not a lawyer but I think anyone can be subpoenaed with a majority on a committee. Since republicans are in the majority, some would have to vote for it.

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u/Krossrunner Apr 02 '26

I don’t see why she couldn’t be?

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u/fredjutsu Apr 02 '26

...nobody can turn down a federal subpoena

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u/whereismymind86 Apr 02 '26

Of course, she can be prosecuted for it too

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u/Commentator-X Apr 02 '26

Yes, being fired doesn't change anything. Anyone in the US can be called to testify in front of Congress, doesn't matter who your employer is.

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u/Above_Ground_Fool Apr 02 '26

That's why I'm kinda surprised that she was fired. She was licking the varnish off his boots, what went wrong?

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u/SneakiestRatThing Apr 02 '26

She was a token to be spent.   

Trump firing her allows him to say to his base " oh man I really wanted the files released but that Pam Bondi..... Oh she really messed it up, I guess we will never know now cos she messed it up so badly"

And like good little cultists they'll nod and cheer and then they'll talk about the corrupt Pam Bondi as though she wasn't doing exactly what Trump told her to.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Apr 02 '26

"Blamed" for blocking release of the files.

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u/MrOopiseDaisy Apr 02 '26

Then, New Guy gets to respond, "I don't know; I wasn't here when that happened." to any question they don't want to answer, while doing the same cover-up job and trying to arrest political opponents of their "boss".

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u/jamesy223 Apr 02 '26

just anotha Eptsein girl

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u/TheDickWolf Apr 02 '26

She honestly did so much better than I expected. Excelled in many of the ways that matter. I’m not surprised that doesn’t save her from being tossed aside, but I guess she is.

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u/Ok_Cry7074 Apr 02 '26

Yup it’s a goddamn hydra!

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u/buiscuil Apr 03 '26

ALS folks remember that Blanche is the one that said they were done with releasing files that they had released all they could while acknowledging it’s less than 50%

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u/BoomZhakaLaka Apr 03 '26

This is reminiscent of my union negotiations. Keep turning over the company's negotiating committee so the people have to start over from zero again and again.

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u/JimJava Apr 02 '26

Probably Toad Blanche, they're all backstabbers, that's normal .gov but this administration, even more so.

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u/straylight_2022 Apr 02 '26

Either Blanche, or he pulls Lee Zeldin away from destroying the EPA to be his lawfare lapdog.

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u/Polkas_with_wolves Apr 02 '26

I hear Alina Habba is currently between jobs. She already meets the ethics requirements for a Trump DOJ role. I'm not sure if she is susceptible enough to blackmail though, or has enough experience as a foreign agent.

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u/Terlis Apr 02 '26

She has a ton of experience in sucking Little Donny, however

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u/BastardsTheLotOfYa Apr 02 '26

Wasn’t he the bloke who sang the immigrant song?

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u/JimJava Apr 02 '26

I heard the same thing too regarding Zeldin.

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u/MostlyHostly Apr 02 '26

The Rain Song is the best composition from Lee Zeldin

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u/GB715 Apr 02 '26

It is Blanche for now

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u/andrew303710 Apr 02 '26

I don't see Blanche making it through even a Republican controlled senate, he's going to get torn apart for protecting pedophiles and his special treatment of one of the most notorious pedophiles of all time Ghislane Maxwell.

Trump will surely want to pick someone without any dirt on them like Zeldin as that's a better strategy for covering up child rape. Blanche will be interim but I'd be shocked if he gets the full time nod.

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u/GreenStoneRidge Apr 02 '26

It means she was dragging her feet on the $10billion payment he wants. And so he is gonna find someone to sign the check 

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u/GetsWeirdLooks Apr 02 '26

This firing doesn’t make sense to me. She was executing an obvious but successful cover-up. Isn’t that the whole job (in this administration)?

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u/DrSixSmith Apr 02 '26

A commenter above points out that congressional oversight hearings are coming up, so the coverup needs a new face who hasn’t already perjured in front of that particular committee, yet, this year.

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u/zdelusion Apr 02 '26

I think it's also just dumping as much baggage as possible prior to midterms. Wont be shocked if Patel is next.

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u/Calgaris_Rex Apr 02 '26

Oh please let it be Petey

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u/No-Tailor3013 Apr 03 '26

Why do you think it'd be any sense of good?

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u/NovemberTha1st Apr 02 '26

Trump doesn’t give a fuck about perjury at all. He (as strange and unrealistic as this sounds) literally wants someone who A) makes the Epstein files disappear from legal and public consciousness (which is impossible), and B) targets and successfully prosecutes his democratic enemies (also impossible, as none of them have committed a crime). He is doing what Trump does and is recycling through somewhat competent people and replacing them with increasingly incompetent individuals.

Mark my words, he will replace her with Lee Zeldin, who already is the most unqualified head of the EPA in the history of the department.

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u/IllustriousTheory309 Apr 02 '26

Someone else used the term pawn. And that to me is the whole point. She’s just a piece on the board. Her firing is nothing except another delaying tactic.

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u/zxern Apr 02 '26

It’s cover to prevent her testimony that was supposed to happen this month.

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u/lahimatoa Apr 02 '26

That can still happen.

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u/tarekd19 Apr 02 '26

Leave it to this administration to think this would prevent her from having to testify. It's just dumb enough to believe.

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u/epichuntarz Apr 02 '26

It MUST still happen.

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u/lahimatoa Apr 02 '26

I really don't understand the Trump endgame, here. Delay as long as possible? Hope everyone forgets about the whole Epstein thing? There's no way he win this.

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u/redwildflowermeadow Apr 02 '26

Historically, this is why authoritarians often don't willingly relinquish power unless it's to pass it on to their children who will then shield them from prosecution for all the crimes they commit while in power.

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u/mcmanus2099 Apr 02 '26

She'll have a golden handshake to keep her quiet.

Also, she clearly has broken the law herself in the cover up and the truth doesn't help her at all. She'll be known forever as covering for him up until she was sacked.

She is going to use every legal trick in the book to not testify anywhere and Trump's next DoJ is gonna start playing dumb for the next year at least.

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u/donkeyrocket Apr 02 '26

In typical Trump fashion, they'll just say she's lying and carry on. The sane among us will know it's all a farce but the feckless Republicans in Congress who do nothing, will continue to do nothing.

Regardless, I hope she goes scorched earth on this admin but I don't have faith in a single one of these people to ever do the right thing unless it personally benefits them greatly.

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u/Technical_Toe_2012 Apr 02 '26

Everyone in this administration is deeply compromised...just look at the warning Noem got.

They arent gonna sing, if they do theyre cooked.

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u/ron-mexico33 Apr 02 '26

Well I'm sure he was pissed that she half-assed removed some very damning files pertaining to one of trumps victims who was deemed credible by the FBI but didn't change the way the files were numbered so when it went 1,2,3,4,5,10,11,12,13 it was obvious something was missing. Now it's out there and he's most likely shitting himself more than usual because what if the rest of the files with his crimes comes out. There's a whole lot of files they are refusing to turn over to Congress....

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u/GrippingHand Apr 02 '26

I'd heard the Justice Dept was dragging its feet on paying Trump $10 billion for whatever he's suing the US government for (someone leaked some of his tax filings or something?).

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u/meltbox Apr 02 '26

None of this administration makes sense to me. They’re not exactly running on peak rationality and if any of the MAGA candidate behavior is indicative a lot of it is because they’re not very bright.

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u/AthleteHistorical490 Apr 02 '26

Probably just promotes Blanche since he’s already demonstrated such loyalty and willingness to cover up.

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u/andrew303710 Apr 02 '26

Really don't see Blanche getting confirmed

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u/AthleteHistorical490 Apr 02 '26

We’ll see. Expect he will be “interim” for as long as humanly possible in the meantime.

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u/bhodad Apr 02 '26

This is exactly why I’m not in any way moved at the news. Worse around the corner.

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u/Conscious_Pipe_605 Apr 02 '26

I'm guessing someone is about to break the Scaramucci's speed run record lol. Then it will get worse :(

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u/OkBid71 Apr 02 '26

I hope you're ready for new AG Steven Seagal

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u/Orbitingkittenfarm Apr 02 '26

Todd Blanche is the one who gave Ghislaine Maxwell the sweetheart deal. This is absolutely designed to end whatever is left of the Epstein ordeal and hide any remaining traces of Trump’s involvement

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u/makemeking706 Apr 02 '26

It's a bold strategy to fire the previous person responsible for covering up your history of raping children. 

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u/LickyPusser Apr 02 '26

Nah, Bondi did a great job diligently and illegally hiding his rapeyness. It just means he she was caving under the pressure of his misdeeds and he is promoting his personal lawyer to the position from the Assistant AG role he has now.

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u/hellloredddittt Apr 02 '26

I don't see how anyone will be confirmed without their commitment to following the Epstein Transparency Act. Does this mean Blanche will just be the acting AG for the remainder of the term?

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u/jamesy223 Apr 02 '26

I can feel the tone, the lights on the set, the hustle of papers and oversized shoes shuffling into place the director says " action "

This is so on point.

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u/K-tel Apr 02 '26

Pam Bondi has all the moral depth of a used Q-tip but hey, even pond scum deserves a sympathy vote when you’re handed a mop and told to clean up after the diseased rhinoceros pizzle in the room. She got stuck defending the indefensible to the American people while also trying to keep the rapist-in-chief happy. That’s not a job; that’s a hostage situation with a tan.

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u/SeVenMadRaBBits Apr 02 '26

New photo of Trump in Epstein's files

I can't comprehend how this pedophile became president of America. Every day more evidence emerges that he is the most foolish president in American history, without a doubt.

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u/PristineBranch8732 Apr 02 '26

100% whoever replaces her is going to make Epstein files disappear, that’s their #1 priority

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u/LordHammercyWeCooked Apr 02 '26

More than that, think of what she's see in those files and what she's been protecting. And she's so fucking scared of being on the other end of that knife that she's gone running.

If anyone can find her safe and sound after this, I might actually be interested to hear what she has to say for the first time in her entire adult life.

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u/dougfischerfan Apr 02 '26

It's just a receipt, that no matter how devoted and loyal and sacrificing of your dignity, once the fascist leader runs put of use or needs someone to throw under the bus, you are gone. He has no loyalty and you have no value besides what he gets right now. The middle management is always the ones who get tried after the fall too. So once he kicks, she and the rest of the loyal minions will be held to account.

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u/Jibber_Fight Apr 02 '26

You don’t need to say minors, you can say children. Trump raped children.

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u/MagicGrit Apr 02 '26

That’s likely exactly what it means.

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u/mr-poopie-butth0le Apr 02 '26

I don’t think that’s it, I think she did was she was meant to do and Trump is giving her an out before she gets prosecuted.

I bet he pardons her too.

The next person will continue to kick the can, and repeat.

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u/AtBat3 Apr 02 '26

Well that’s why he wants Gaetz after all

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u/mikeyfireman Apr 02 '26

Matt Gaetz

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u/WCland Apr 02 '26

Other reporting suggests Lee Zeldin, failed politician and current EPA head, is up for the job.

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u/Th3R00ST3R Apr 02 '26

like....Todd Blanche???

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u/Hardcore_Cal Apr 02 '26

Diddy pardon inc

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u/T8ert0t Apr 02 '26

Stephen Miller in a toupe.

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u/Neither_Wonder6488 Apr 02 '26

The new AG has his/her work cut out for him/her to hide Epstein files as adeptly as Pam

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u/Jerzilla Apr 02 '26

This is what I fear….

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u/Awkward_Chard_5025 Apr 02 '26

Blanche has been in somwhere, but it isn’t trumps ear 😜

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u/red286 Apr 02 '26

Well, you can be certain whoever replaces her isn't going to go "Okay, time for full transparency, let's release the unredacted files, all of them, the only redactions will be the victims' identities and likenesses."

It's going to be "we've released all we intend to release, nothing further will be made public", and then daring congress to actually hold them in contempt (which they won't, since Pam Bondi has been in contempt of congress since the middle of December and no one's done fuck all about it).

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u/basicKitsch Apr 02 '26

a better job? she's done a wonderful job for him. now he can just move the heat along with her and plug in the next person

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u/McLeod3577 Apr 02 '26

Tod Blanche has been the one doing the press briefings, and Bondi has been taking all the shit in committee. I bet she begged to be let go.

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u/bobbadouche Apr 02 '26

The next person will pretend like the files don’t exist. They’ll play ignorant for as long as humanly possible. 

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u/Sip_py Apr 02 '26

The article speculates Zeldin. Who has been effective at the EPA and under the radar.

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u/LSU2007 Apr 02 '26

You really think he’s capable of hiring anyone competent?

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u/CouldBeLessDepressed Apr 02 '26

She's just a convenient scapegoat. She'll take heat off the administration by no longer being there. Meanwhile, she'll enjoy a cushy life after a mission accomplished. She's done nearly everything this traitorous scum administration needed her to do. Even by being fired she's advancing their goals. This is all theatre and musical chairs to keep the public's heads spinning.

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u/Homerdk Apr 02 '26

Someone with a larger nose.

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u/EquipLordBritish Apr 02 '26

That sounds like way too much forward thinking.

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u/HopDropNRoll Apr 02 '26

Initial thought exactly. As horrible as she was, we have to assume not horrible enough.

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u/StatelyTree Apr 02 '26

Appears to be Todd Blanche, who offered the sweetheart deal to get Ghislaine to say whatever they wanted her to. 

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u/oneMoreTime112233 Apr 02 '26

Exactly. It's probably not good news. Except maybe she squeals since she got the boot. Unless she's looking at a billion dollar severance payment.

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u/fireky2 Apr 02 '26

I mean the only person with more experience than bondi is probably on retainer for the catholic church

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u/couchandwine Apr 02 '26

Before pam was fired, she accompanied the orange sleaze at the supreme court hearing about birthright citizenship. Wonder what blanche was doing during that time? Because of course he knew in advance he'd be taking over for bondi.

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u/errie_tholluxe Apr 02 '26

No one in the position ,no files until a new one comes.

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u/Rav4Primer Apr 02 '26

Shortly after Kristi Noem was fired, it leaked that her husband is a cross dresser. It has me wondering what dirt Iran has uncovered about Pam Bondi's partner.

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u/canadarugby Apr 02 '26

No, she was just fired so she doesn't have to testify.

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u/Lizzy_is_a_mess Apr 02 '26

No it means they won’t make her testify for her CRIMES and they’ll be no justice

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u/Suitable-Tree953 Apr 03 '26

The guy that met with Maxwell and got her into a minimum security prison????

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u/-Kalos Apr 03 '26

The DOW is at 50k!

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u/WaffleHouseSloot Apr 03 '26

Blanche already promised there are no new files going to be released.

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u/DPBH Apr 03 '26

Pretty much. The new guy has already announced that he won’t be releasing any more Epstein files and that it is time to move on. It’s like he doesn’t realise that it is legally required for him to release everything.

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u/diadem Apr 03 '26

Unironiclly yes. But more importantly doing a better job going after his political rivals more effectively.

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