Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, has made her priorities clear on her first day, redirecting the Justice Department's focus towards addressing Trump's grievances. Bondi established a 'Weaponization Working Group' to investigate instances of what she calls 'politicized justice', starting with special counsel Jack Smith's cases against Trump. She also pledged to examine federal involvement in state investigations of Trump in New York. Bondi ended the federal moratorium on the death penalty, paused grant funding for sanctuary cities, and demanded zealous advocacy of Trump's agenda from Justice Department lawyers.
By Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein, The Washington PostPam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump 's pick to be attorney general , arrives before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her nomination hearing in Washington on Jan. 15.
“Any attorney who because of their personal political views or judgments declines to sign a brief or appear in court, refuses to advance good-faith arguments on behalf of the administration, or otherwise delays or impedes the Department’s mission will be subject to discipline and potentially termination, consistent with applicable law,” Bondi wrote in one directive she signed Wednesday.
Bove on Wednesday accused the FBI’s acting leadership of “insubordination,” saying they’d refused his request last week to identify “a core team” of agents who’d investigated the Capitol attack. “There is no honor in the ongoing efforts to distort that simple truth or protect culpable actors from scrutiny on these issues, which have politicized the Bureau, harmed its credibility, and distracted the public from the excellent work being done every day,” Bove’s memo said.
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