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Pam Bondi Fails to Make Her Case

April 8, 2026·41 min·3-min readinterviewpolitics
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Pam Bondi's tenure as U.S. Attorney General ended in disgrace after a series of high-profile missteps, most notably her mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and her transformation into a political cheerleader for Donald Trump, undermining the DOJ's independence and institutional integ

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Ruth Marcus

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Ruth MarcusPam BondiDonald TrumpTodd BlancheKristi Noem

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Pam Bondi's Legacy of Flattery and Destructionby Ruth Marcus

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The New Yorker

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyFederal ReservePolitical NewsSupreme CourtUs Politics

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