WASHINGTON — PPI President Will Marshall released the following statement on the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi:
“We cheer the news that President Trump has fired Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General. It was evident from the beginning that she was utterly unsuited by experience and temperament for the post and was picked only for her willingness to do the president’s bidding, no matter how virulently partisan or lawless it is.
“Which of course points to the bad news: Reportedly, the president pushed her out because she wasn’t aggressive enough in criminalizing political differences and launching spurious prosecutions of people he considers enemies or obstacles. Given the many ‘vengeance prosecutions’ by Bondi’s Department of Justice, the prospect of even more MAGA lawfare should alarm Congress.
“We can only hope that Republican Senators will not be derelict in their Constitutional duties again as they prepare to confirm her successor. The nation needs an Attorney General dedicated to defending the impartial rule of law, not bending it to the breaking point to punish Trump’s critics or reward his friends.”
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