In a heated Senate hearing, Attorney General Pam Bondi came into direct confrontation with the Democrats—Senator Amy Klobuchar being the most prominent among them—making the whole debate about the executive influence and legal accountability even more heated. More than once, Pam Bondi chose not to answer the question of whether Pam Bondi looks at the demands President Trump makes on the public (like when he asked her to prosecute his political opponents) as basically orders she must carry out. She insisted on not treating them as personnel issues, nor did she want to make any comments about her alleged reluctance to his pressure campaign on the part of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Erik Siebert. Klobuchar confronted Bondi with the question whether the Trump post on Truth Social that called for prosecutions of people such as James Comey and Letitia James was a “directive.” Bondi avoided answering directly, saying that Trump’s remarks have been coming consistently over time and that she would not dissect them any further. Additionally, she refused to comment on the DOJ investigation regarding Comey, saying that the ground was not suitable. Bondi’s disobedience was not limited just to Klobuchar. In her comments throughout the hearing, she fought fiercely against other Democratic senators who were questioning her regarding Jeffrey Epstein-related revelations and claims of political misuse of the DOJ. Her attitude reveals a more profound schism regarding the limits of executive power and the independence of law enforcement—and demonstrates that she is willing to take a stand against the opposition.
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