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Pam Bondi plays dumb for Trump
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At her confirmation hearing Wednesday, Pam Bondi probably assured she will become attorney general. She did that, however, by pretending to be an idiot.
The former Florida attorney general and lobbyist refused to confirm that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, declined to oppose pardons for violent January 6 attackers, would not say if she would carry out an illegal order from Trump, and professed ignorance of a wide array of controversial statements by the incoming president.
Such answers reflect the reality that Bondi depends on Trump’s continued support; already has the backing of GOP senators; and simply doesn’t need any Democratic votes to secure the job.
Bondi acknowledged Wednesday that Biden is, in fact, president. But she wouldn’t challenge Trump’s continued false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
But Bondi—who in late 2020 worked as one of the Trump campaign’s lawyers challenging his loss in Pennsylvania—went a bit further, asserting vaguely that she does believe significant election fraud occurred, despite courts’ uniform rejection of such claims. “I saw many things there,” Bondi said.
Bondi also repeatedly dodged Democrats’ questions by asserting she was “not familiar” with highly publicized events and statements made by Trump. Bondi, that is, testified that she is exceptionally poorly informed.
Does she concur with Trump’s frequent public descriptions of people convicted of attacking Congress on January 6 as “patriots” and “hostages,” asked Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). “I am not familiar with that statement,” Bondi said.
Does she agree with Trump’s infamous statement, which echoes rhetoric used by Adolph Hitler, that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country?”
“I am not familiar with that statement,” Bondi said.
Asked if she will defend the constitutionally enshrined principle of birthright citizenship, which Trump has vowed to end, Bondi said she needed to study the issue.
Such responses will likely ensure Bondi maintains Trump’s favor and wins confirmation. In that sense, they are not dumb. Unfortunately for Bondi, they sure sound that way.
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