Opinion · 119th Congress
In Trump’s Department of Justice, weaponization without accountability
Bondi reportedly displeased her boss, who never hid his passion for revenge, by failing to successfully prosecute his enemies.
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Bondi reportedly displeased her boss, who never hid his passion for revenge, by failing to successfully prosecute his enemies.
President Donald Trump will have wide latitude to keep his preferred pick leading the Justice Department after his firing of ally Pamela Bondi, including scenarios that could entirely avoid a Senate confirmation
↵↵Attorney General Pamela Bondi came to the Hill last week for a fiery hearing where she faced questions from House Judiciary Democrats over the agency's controversial rollout of the files.
↵↵Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Bondi is scheduled to testify at an oversight hearing next month.
↵↵[Related: Press Conference: Donald Trump Discusses the Capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela – Jan. 3, 2026]↵↵However, in a press conference Saturday Trump did not rule out the continued presence of
Schumer said Democrats expect Trump and Bondi to delay, dodge or release only part of the files.
↵↵Attorney General Pamela Bondi identified Brian Cole Jr. as the suspect, during a press conference that included leaders describing teamwork and how investigators and experts reevaluated existing evidence
President Donald Trump signed it into law.
Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Tuesday morning at a news conference with Epstein survivors outside the Capitol. "They're on our side today, though, so let's give them some credit as well.
For one, Attorney General Pamela Bondi was due to testify before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month, but that didn’t happen.
Ro Khanna, D-Calif., plan to hold a much-anticipated press conference outside the Capitol with Epstein survivors.
"Crime in D.C. is ending and it’s ending today," Attorney General Pam Bondi declared at the introductory press conference.
"Officials with the Department of Justice have informed us that the Department will begin to provide Epstein-related records to the Oversight Committee this week on Friday," Comer said in a press release
The Trump administration on Friday appeared to back off of its attempt to install a new "emergency" head of the Washington police force after local officials challenged the move in federal court.Â
Trump used a late-morning news conference at the White House to announce he had signed orders and letters to place the Washington Metropolitan Police Department under his control by invoking Section 740
At a press conference on Monday, Trump declared a public safety emergency and invoked a section of the 1973 Home Rule Act that allows the federal government to take the reins of the local police department
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday announced that construction on Trump’s promised White House ballroom would begin next month and even presented ample details about the $200 million project.
At a news conference Friday after the decision, Trump claimed the case ended a "grave threat to democracy" from judges who had ruled against him in the first few months of his term.
Despite loud complaints, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have been helpless to stop ardent Trump allies, such as Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, from being confirmed to
a high-profile press conference announcing a lawsuit.