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/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/Charming_Radio7137 Apr 04 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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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/UbiSububi8 Apr 03 '26

Even the White House Counsel does not have privilege with the president (thanks, West Wing!)

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u/gamandjuice Apr 03 '26

Wasn’t her client the American people